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, fellow student Billy Hillpot and he 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. 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 and 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 was living in Palm Springs at the time of his death, 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1901 (New Brunswick), Died November 30, 1987 (Riverside)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, tenor vocal, composer
Notes: Also used pseudonym Burt Lorin.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 126-150 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W146292 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | Dixie dawn | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W146307 | 10-in. | 5/18/1928 | Sweet Lorraine | Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146313 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | Just a little bit o' driftwood | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146314 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | One alone | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146315 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | The desert song | Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]146948 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Beloved | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]146949 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Jeannine I dream of lilac time | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]146950 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Last night I dreamed you kissed me | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]146951 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Just a night for meditation | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W147142 | 10-in. | 10/25/1928 | Glorianna | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W147143 | 10-in. | 10/25/1928 | Do you? That's all I want to know! | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]147957 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Carolina moon | Franklyn Ferris ; Sidney James | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]147958 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | If I had you | Franklyn Ferris ; Sidney James | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]148909 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | Carry me back to old Virginny | Franklyn Ferris ; Sidney James | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]148910 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | Little pal | Franklyn Ferris ; Sidney James | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149622 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | I want to be happy | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149623 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | Tea for two | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149713 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | Through! (How can you say we're through?) | Lloyd Keating and his Music ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149714 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | Have a little faith in me | Lloyd Keating and his Music ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149715 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | You do something to me | Lloyd Keating and his Music ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149716 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | The more I'm in love with you | Phil Spitalny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W149922 | 10-in. | 1/28/1930 | Kickin' a hole in the sky | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149996 | 10-in. | 2/19/1930 | Promises | Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149997 | 10-in. | 2/19/1930 | Up on top of a rainbow, sweepin' the clouds away | Lloyd Keating and his Music ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | [W]149998 | 10-in. | 2/19/1930 | With you | Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Jack Lord | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert
Discogs: Scrappy Lambert
Allmusic: Scrappy Lambert
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LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/233232258
MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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