Roy Harvey
Roy Cecil Harvey (March 24, 1892 – July 11, 1958) was an American old time guitar player, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers and also recorded on his own, appearing on more than 200 records between 1926 and 1931. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 24, 1892 (Monroe County), Died July 11, 1958
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, leader, composer, arranger, lyricist, speaker
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W148472 | 10-in. | 5/6/1929 | Baltimore fire | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148474 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | Wayward boy | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148475 | 10-in. | 5/6/1929 | Sweet sunny South | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148476 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | He rambled | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W148477 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | The mother's plea for her son | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149216 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Just pickin' | Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149217 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Beckley rag | Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149218 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Underneath the sugar moon | Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149219 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Lonesome weary blues | Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149226 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | The Virginian strike of '23 | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149227 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | The little lost child | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149228 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | My yodeling sweetheart | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149229 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | I'm longing to belong to someone | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and yodeling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149230 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | We have moonshine in the West Virginia hills | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149231 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | A hobo's pal | Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149237 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Prison sorrows | Weaver Brothers | Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W149238 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Raleigh County rag | Weaver Brothers String Band | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149239 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Homesick boy | Weaver Brothers String Band | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149900 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Sweet sixteen | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149901 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | My gypsy girl | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149902 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Only girl I ever loved | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149903 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | I left my German home | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149904 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Write a letter to my mother | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149905 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | When I'm far away | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W149906 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | If the river was whisky | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harvey, Roy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.
Harvey, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.
"Harvey, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Harvey, Roy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99052570
Wikidata: Roy Harvey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2170838
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64208324
MusicBrainz: Roy Harvey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/85ba5a08-0c6a-41d2-ac0c-a912791040fc
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