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Hal Mooney

real name Harold Mooney

Hal Mooney is credited on 1,665 releases across 441 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,665

Credits

441

Albums

8

Decades active

243

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Biography

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American pianist, composer, arranger and record executive.
House arranger, A&R and recording director at (1956-1969).
Musical director of the (1970-1977).
Born: February 4, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York.
Died: March 23, 1995 in Los Angeles, California.
Best known for his extensive arrangement work with Mercury Records artists like Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Billy May, from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s. He never charted as a songwriter but did as an arranger with songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" by Nina Simone and as conductor of the orchestras on charted songs such as Kay Starr's "Good And Lonesome". There weren't just a few of these but many. He was especailly fond of lush string arangements for artists such as Sarah Vaughn.

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Credited work

1,665 releases · 441 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 1,209
  • Production · 630
  • Other credits · 500
  • Engineering · 88

Studios: Fine Recording Studios · Universal Recording Studio · Nola Recording Studios · London House, Chicago

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