Bob Dunn
Robert Lee "Bob" Dunn (February 5, 1908 – May 27, 1971) was an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer Western swing steel guitarist. Although much influenced by influential, key Hawaiian lap steel guitar player Sol Hoʻopiʻi, Dunn played in his own original bluesy style and was one of the first to record an electric guitar, preceding other country & western guitarists following him shortly. He preceded by over three years George Barnes (with Big Bill Broonzy in 1938), Leonard Ware and, slightly later, Eddie Durham. On January 27, 1935, Dunn became one of the first musicians to record an electrically amplified instrument as a member of Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. Dunn also played steel guitar in numerous other Western swing groups including those of Cliff Bruner and one of Moon Mullican's earlier bands. Dunn also had his own group, The Vagabonds, featuring Mullican and Cliff Bruner. Dunn was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1992. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born February 5, 1908 (Braggs), Died May 27, 1971 (Houston)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, electric steel guitar, electric guitar, vocalist, composer
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 60630 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Washington and Lee swing | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60631 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | When I'm gone don't you grieve | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60632 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | The sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60633 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | An old water mill by a waterfall | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60634 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | The hesitation blues | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60635 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Avalon | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60636 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Sadie Green | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60637 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Show me the way to go home | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60638 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | The yellow rose of Texas | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60639 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | The Roseland melody | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60640 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | My Galveston gal | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60641 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Yes Sir! | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60642 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | La Golondrina | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60643 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | When I take my sugar to tea | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60644 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Song of the wanderer-1 | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60645 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Right or wrong | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60646 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Chinese honeymoon | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60647 | 10-in. | 3/4/1936 | Alice blue gown | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60648 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | Fan it | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60649 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | Tired of the same thing all the time | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60650 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | I'll string along with you | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60651 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | Goofus | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60652 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60653 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | When it's harvest time, sweet Angeline | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 60654 | 10-in. | 3/5/1936 | Carry me back to the lone prairie | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Bob," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
Dunn, Bob. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
"Dunn, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Dunn, Bob, 1908-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006084478
Wikidata: Bob Dunn (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2542752
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