Scrappy Lambert
Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (May 12, 1901 – November 30, 1987, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American dance band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. At Rutgers University he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. In February 1925, he and fellow student Billy Hillpot formed a musical duo impersonating the Smith Brothers. They were discovered in 1926 by Ben Bernie, who signed them to perform with his orchestra. Lambert and Hillpot appeared on many recordings with the orchestra and remained under Bernie's employ until 1928. Other bandleaders who employed Lambert include Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzel, Fred Rich and Sam Lanin. Lambert was one of the Smith Brothers and also one of Red Nichols' Five Pennies. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Lambert was one of the most prolific 'band vocalists' (hired to sing the vocal chorus on recordings by both performing Orchestras and studio groups). His voice is featured on hundreds of recordings, as well as having a series of vocal solo recordings for Brunswick. In the 1930s, Lambert and Hillpot took their comedy routine to the National Broadcasting Company. In 1943, MCA offered Lambert a job overseeing their radio department in Beverly Hills, California. This marked the end of his singing career, and he worked for MCA until 1948. He died in Riverside, California. "Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio," a 1929 vocal that Lambert recorded under the name Gordon Wallace, has been the closing theme of Dr. Demento's weekly radio broadcast since the early 1970s. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born 1901 (New Brunswick), Died 1987 (Riverside)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, tenor vocal, composer
Notes: Also used pseudonym Burt Lorin.
Recordings (Results 301-325 of 535 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | PB460-PB461 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB462-PB463 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Moments with you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB464-PB465 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Whisper sweet and whisper low | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB466-PB467 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Mississippi lullaby | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27422 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Ready for the river | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27423 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | My angel | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27591 | 10-in. | 5/26/1928 | Song of the islands | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27619 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | Just like a melody out of the sky | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE27621 | 12-in. | 5/31/1928 | Dear old Southland | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE27622 | 12-in. | 5/31/1928 | Limehouse blues | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27682 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Poor people | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27908 | 10-in. | 7/28/1928 | When Polly walks through the hollyhocks | Ben Bernie ; Billy Hillpot ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28092 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | Moonlight madness (Then you were gone) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28093 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | Revenge | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28199 | 10-in. | 9/11/1928 | My Ohio home | Wabash Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28200 | 10-in. | 9/11/1928 | My pet | Wabash Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28223 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Roses of yesterday | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28224 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Sonny boy | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28248 | 10-in. | 9/17/1928 | Moonlight madness (Then you were gone) | Harold Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28317 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Grieving | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28318 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Woman disputed (I love you) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28319 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Beggars of life | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28389 | 10-in. | 10/27/1928 | You’re the cream in my coffee | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28443 | 10-in. | 10/3/1928 | I can’t make her happy (That old girl of mine) | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28688 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | She’s funny that way (I got a woman, crazy for me) | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed January 23, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 23 January 2021.
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LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Scrappy Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/233232258/
MusicBrainz: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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