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Hirt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Al Hirt (1922–1999), American trumpeter and bandleader *Aloys Hirt (1759–1837), German art historian and archaeologist *August Hirt (1898–1945), German SS officer *Egon Hirt (born 1960), German alpine skier *Ferenc Hirt (1967–2018), Hungarian businessman and politician *Hassan Hirt (born 1980), French long-distance runner *Hermann Hirt (1865–1936), German philologist and Indo-Europeanist *Jan Hirt (born 1991), Czech cyclist *John Hirt (born 1943), Australian pastor and educator *Peter Hirt (1910–1992), Swiss racing driver *Susanne Hirt (born 1973), German slalom canoeist {{surname ...
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Al Hirt
Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) 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'' (1963), and for the theme music to ''The Green Hornet''. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Colin Escott, an author of musician biographies, wrote that RCA Victor, for which Hirt had recorded most of his best-selling recordings and for which he had spent most of his professional recording career, had dubbed him with another moniker: "The King." Hirt was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009. He received 21 Grammy nominations during his lifetime, including winning the Grammy award in 1964 for his version of "Java". Biography Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of a police officer. At the age of six, he was given his first trumpet, which had been purchased at a local pawnshop. He played in the Ju ...
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