Awards & Winners

Al Hirt

Date of Birth 07-November-1922
Place of Birth New Orleans
(Louisiana, United States of America, Area code 504)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Al (He's The King) Hirt, Alois Maxwell Hirt, Hirt, Al
Profession Trumpeter, Bandleader
Al Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn, and for the theme song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Hirt was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009.

Awards by Al Hirt

Check all the awards nominated and won by Al Hirt.

1964


Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year Cotton Candy

1963


Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra
Honored for : Java

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Album of the Year Honey in the Horn
Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra Java