Bob Haggart

Robert Sherwood Haggart (March 13, 1914 – December 2, 1998) He remained with the band until it dissolved in 1942,

He recorded with Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Ella Fitzgerald; his arrangements can be heard on Fitzgerald's album Lullabies of Birdland. Haggart also starred in several commercials for L&M cigarettes on the radio program "Gunsmoke", including the March 4, 1956 episode "The Hunter".

Haggart and Yank Lawson formed the Lawson-Haggart Band, and also led the World's Greatest Jazz Band from 1968 until 1978.

Personal life Haggart was raised in Douglaston, New York in Queens, New York.

Discography Strictly from Dixie (MGM, 1960) Big Noise from Winnetka (Command, 1962) Live at the Roosevelt Grill (Atlantic, 1970) What's New? (Atlantic, 1971) Makes a Sentimental Journey (Jazzology, 1980) Enjoys Carolina in the Morning (Jazzology, 1981) A Portrait of Bix (Jazzology, 1986) Enjoy Yourself! (Audiophile, 1986) Hag Leaps In (Arbors, 1995) The All-Stars at Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party (Arbors, 2002) The Piano Giants at Bob Haggart's 80th Birthday Party (Arbors, 2002) The Music of Bob Haggart (Arbors, 2002)