Artist

Herb Jeffries

8

Releases

Favorite

About

Herbert "Herb" Jeffries "The Bronze Cowboy". Born September 24, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan - died May 25, 2014 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American jazz and popular singer and actor. He was the first black man to star in an American western. He starred as a singing cowboy in several all-black Western films. Inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame (1997).

Jeffries first recordings were with Earl Hines And His Orchestra. He recorded with Duke Ellington from 1940 to 1942. His most famous song, "Flamingo", sold over 50 million copies.

In June 2010, at age 95, Jeffries gave a performance to raise funds for the Oceanside, California Unified School District's music program accompanied by the Big Band Jazz Hall of Fame Orchestra under the direction of clarinetist Tad Calcara.

Data provided by Discogs

Top Tracks

Most popular songs on Last.fm · click ▶ to preview on Spotify

1

The Devil Is a Woman

Herb Jeffries

2

Flamingo

Herb Jeffries

3

Left A Good Deal In Mobile

Herb Jeffries

4

What Good Would It Do?

Herb Jeffries

5

Angel Eyes

Herb Jeffries

Releases

8 releases · data from Discogs

The Bronze Buckaroo (Rides Again)

1995

Say It Isn't So

1957

Passion

1957

Jamaica

1956

Flamingo

1952

Just Jeffries

1951

Magenta Moods

1950

The Best Year Of My Life

Setlists

20 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

All · 20

1955

1950

1949

1940

Setlist data provided by Setlist.fm

February 20, 1955

Olivia's Patio Lounge