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. |
- Show Less...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
- Show More...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
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 501-525 of 535 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick | XE31253-XE31254 | 12-in. | Oct. 1929 | Rio Rita—Medley | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31266-E31267 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Get happy | The Captivators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31268-E31269 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Somebody to love me | The Captivators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31441-E31442 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | My fate is in your hands | Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31443-E31444 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | If I had my way | Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31445-E31446 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31657-E31658 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Only the girl | A&P Gypsies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31838-E31839 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Charming | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31896-E31897 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | A night of happiness | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31898-E31899 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Beside an open fireplace | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31993-E31994 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Blue is the night | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31995-E31996 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Farewell | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27133-E271335 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Moonlight Lane | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27135) | vocalist | |
Edison | 11249 | 10-in. | 10/15/1926 | Just one more kiss | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Edison | 11250 | 10-in. | 10/15/1926 | I'd love to call you my sweetheart | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7260 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just one word of consolation | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7261 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just forget | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7324 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Laugh, clown, laugh | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7325 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Auf Wiederseh’n | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7328 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Should I be sorry? | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7329 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | You’d rather forget than forgive | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7370 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Just like a melody out of the sky | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E7371 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | I tore up your picture when you said goodbye (But I put it together again) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E4228-E4230 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | Moonlight on the Ganges | Al Goering's Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Vocalion | E4231-E4232 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | Hello! Swanee, hello! | Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed January 27, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 27 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.