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 401-425 of 535 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E31401 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Sweetheart, we need each other | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31402 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32204 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Without love | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32578 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Wherever you are | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32624 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | I’m in the market for you | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32725 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Just like in a story book | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32739 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Alice in Wonderland | Anglo-Persians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32753 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Dancing with tears in my eyes | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32833 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Dark night | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32834 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Into my heart | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E33290 | 10-in. | June 1930 | I am only human after all | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E33291 | 10-in. | June 1930 | With my guitar and you | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20022-E20023 | 10-in. | 9/3/1926 | Why do ya roll those eyes? | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20807-E20809 | 10-in. | 11/24/1926 | If I’d only believed in you | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20810-E20812 | 10-in. | 11/24/1926 | I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees how I love you | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20856-E20857 | 10-in. | 12/1/1926 | I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20937-E20939 | 10-in. | 12/13/1926 | Lonely eyes | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20940-E20942 | 10-in. | 12/13/1926 | Who’ll be the one? | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21041-E21043 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | “Je t’aime” means “I love you” | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21044-E21046 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | He’s the last word | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21336-E21338 | 10-in. | 1/27/1927 | I can't believe that you're in love with me | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21339-E21341 | 10-in. | 1/27/1927 | My little bunch of happiness | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21352-E21354 | 10-in. | 1/28/1927 | I'm looking over a four leaf clover | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21355-E21357 | 10-in. | 1/28/1927 | Ain’t she sweet? | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21459-E21461 | 10-in. | 2/9/1927 | Underneath the weeping willow | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed January 18, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 18 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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