Roy Harte
Roy S. Harte (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and Pacific Jazz Records. In partnership with Remo Belli, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer Remo, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 27, 1924 (New York City), Died October 26, 2003 (Burbank)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E1VB-0679 | 10-in. | 7/12/1951 | Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough, tell 'em nothin' | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | E1VB-0681 | 10-in. | 7/12/1951 | I like molasses | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Decca | L 7609 | 3/24/1954 | If you knew what I knew | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 7610 | 3/24/1954 | Lovin' country style | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 7611 | 3/24/1954 | The heart you could have had | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 7612 | 3/24/1954 | The right to love | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 7613 | 3/24/1954 | You can't have my love-1 | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10744 | 1/30/1958 | Moonlight in Vermont | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10745 | 1/30/1958 | Robbin's nest | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10746 | 1/30/1958 | Gee baby, ain't I good to you? | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10747 | 1/30/1958 | Mood indigo | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10748 | 1/30/1958 | Mountain high, valley low | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10749 | 1/30/1958 | All the way | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10750 | 1/30/1958 | Get out of town | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | L 10751 | 1/30/1958 | Bali Ha'i | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | OK 100 | 8/19/1954 | If you don't, somebody else will | Billy Gray | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | OK 101 | 8/19/1954 | You'd be the first one to know | Wanda Jackson | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harte, Roy," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320290.
Harte, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320290.
"Harte, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Harte, Roy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96021192
Wikidata: Roy Harte - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6112995
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54332666
MusicBrainz: Roy Harte - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c5c45d7a-0596-4f4d-bc28-b4e84b1839f8
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 5478 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055145478
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