Herb Lovelle

Herbert Edward Lovelle (June 1, 1924 – April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician and an actor.

Birth and Death Data: Born Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States), Died April 8, 2009

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO42740 10-in. 2/1/1950 Where are you, blue eyes? Janie Mickens ; Hot Lips Page Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet instrumentalist, drums  
Columbia CO42741 10-in. 2/1/1950 There ain't no flies on me Janie Mickens ; Hot Lips Page Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet instrumentalist, drums  
Columbia CO42742 10-in. 2/1/1950 Miss Larceny blues Hot Lips Page Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
Columbia CO42743 10-in. 2/1/1950 You stole my wife, you horse thief Hot Lips Page Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 83197 8/1/1952 Why was I born (Little) Jimmy Scott instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 83198 8/1/1952 You never miss the water (Little) Jimmy Scott instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 83199 8/1/1952 The bluest blues (Little) Jimmy Scott instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 83200 8/1/1952 Solitude (Little) Jimmy Scott instrumentalist, drums  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lovelle, Herb," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328272.

Lovelle, Herb. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328272.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/328272

External Sources

Wikipedia: Herb Lovelle

Discogs: Herb Lovelle

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IMDb: Herb Lovelle

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lovelle, Herb - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91078749

Wikidata: Herb Lovelle - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5736124

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/27253957

MusicBrainz: Herb Lovelle - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b3e61230-cd45-4664-a05e-99eb752e4db3

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/289881 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/289881

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