Nappy Lamare

Joseph Hilton "Nappy" Lamare (June 14, 1905 – May 8, 1988) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and vocalist.

Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died May 8, 1988 (Santa Clarita (city in Los Angeles County, California, USA) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, banjo, composer, lyricist

Notes: Listed as Hilton Lamare in Victor ledgers and Hilton Nappy Lamare on disc labels.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 412 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-75412	10-in.	3/19/1933	Two tickets to Georgia	Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Hilton Lamare	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-101197	10-in.	4/9/1936	You started me dreaming	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-101198	10-in.	4/9/1936	Tormented	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-101199	10-in.	4/9/1936	Dallas blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-101300	10-in.	4/9/1936	It's no fun	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-101301	10-in.	4/9/1936	Rhythm saved the world	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-101302	10-in.	4/9/1936	Swingin' at the Hickory House	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W145024	10-in.	10/26/1927	Throwin' the horns	New Orleans Owls	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist, vocalist
Columbia	W152662	10-in.	12/28/1933	Got the jitters	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W152693	10-in.	1/23/1934	My little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	vocalist
Brunswick	B16540	10-in.	12/26/1934	House rent party day	Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B16541	10-in.	12/26/1934	It's the rhythm in me	Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B16542	10-in.	12/26/1934	Worry blues	Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B16543	10-in.	12/26/1934	Bright eyes	Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39562	10-in.	6/1/1935	Flowers for Madame	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39563	10-in.	6/1/1935	The Dixieland band-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39564	10-in.	6/1/1935	In a little gypsy tea room	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39565	10-in.	6/1/1935	Beale Street blues	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39679	10-in.	7/5/1935	I'm in the mood for Jove	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39680	10-in.	7/5/1935	East of the sun	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39681	10-in.	7/5/1935	Two together	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39682	10-in.	7/5/1935	And then some	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39865	10-in.	8/19/1935	I'm sitting high on a hill-top	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39866	10-in.	8/19/1935	Thanks a million	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	39867	10-in.	8/19/1935	Tender is the night	Bob Crosby Orchestra		instrumentalist, guitar

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lamare, Nappy," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106406.

Lamare, Nappy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106406.

"Lamare, Nappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.