Scrappy Lambert
Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (May 12, 1901 – November 30, 1987, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American dance-band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. At Rutgers University, he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. In February 1925, fellow student Billy Hillpot and he formed a musical duo impersonating the Smith Brothers. They were discovered in 1926 by Ben Bernie, who signed them to perform with his orchestra. Lambert and Hillpot appeared on many recordings with the orchestra and remained under Bernie's employ until 1928. Other bandleaders who employed Lambert include Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzel, Fred Rich, and Sam Lanin. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Lambert was one of the most prolific "band vocalists" (hired to sing the vocal chorus on recordings by both performing orchestras and studio groups). His voice is featured on hundreds of recordings and a series of vocal solo recordings for Brunswick. In the 1930s, Lambert and Hillpot took their comedy routine to the National Broadcasting Company. In 1943, MCA offered Lambert a job overseeing their radio department in Beverly Hills, California. This marked the end of his singing career, and he worked for MCA until 1948. He was living in Palm Springs at the time of his death, in Riverside, California. "Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio", a 1929 vocal that Lambert recorded under the name Gordon Wallace, has been the closing theme of Dr. Demento's weekly radio broadcast since the early 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1901 (New Brunswick), Died November 30, 1987 (Riverside)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, tenor vocal, composer
Notes: Also used pseudonym Burt Lorin.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 301-325 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W490037 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | Lucky little devil | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7260 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just one word of consolation | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7261 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just forget | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7324 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Laugh, clown, laugh | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7325 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Auf Wiederseh’n | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7328 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Should I be sorry? | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7329 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | You’d rather forget than forgive | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7370 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Just like a melody out of the sky | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E7371 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | I tore up your picture when you said goodbye (But I put it together again) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27422 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Ready for the river | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27423 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | My angel | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27591 | 10-in. | 5/26/1928 | Song of the islands | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27619 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | Just like a melody out of the sky | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE27621 | 12-in. | 5/31/1928 | Dear old Southland | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE27622 | 12-in. | 5/31/1928 | Limehouse blues | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27682 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Poor people | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27908 | 10-in. | 7/28/1928 | When Polly walks through the hollyhocks | Ben Bernie ; Billy Hillpot ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28092 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | Moonlight madness (Then you were gone) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28093 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | Revenge | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28199 | 10-in. | 9/11/1928 | My Ohio home | Wabash Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28200 | 10-in. | 9/11/1928 | My pet | Wabash Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28223 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Roses of yesterday | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28224 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Sonny boy | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28248 | 10-in. | 9/17/1928 | Moonlight madness (Then you were gone) | Harold Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E28317 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Grieving | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert
Discogs: Scrappy Lambert
Allmusic: Scrappy Lambert
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LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
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MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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