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 426-450 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E32725 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Just like in a story book | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32739 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Alice in Wonderland | Anglo-Persians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32749 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Waiting for you | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32750 | 10-in. | May 1930 | My heart belongs to the girl who belongs to somebody else | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32751 | 10-in. | May 1930 | A night of love in Hawaii | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32753 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Dancing with tears in my eyes | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32833 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Dark night | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32834 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Into my heart | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E33290 | 10-in. | June 1930 | I am only human after all | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E33291 | 10-in. | June 1930 | With my guitar and you | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E33364 | 10-in. | July 1930 | Exploitation record [for] Warner Brothers’ Silver Anniversary | Norman Brokenshire ; Brunswick Studio Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Orchestra; male vocal solo; announcement | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E34398 | 10-in. | September 1930 | Just a little while | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E34405 | 10-in. | September 1930 | Sing something simple | Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E34407 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Beyond the blue horizon | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E34408 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Maybe it’s love | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35027 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | I am only the words, you are the melody | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35028 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Ukulele moon | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35343 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | And then your lips met mine | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35344 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | Overnight | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35365 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | I love love | Emil Coleman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35740 | 10-in. | 12/12/1930 | What good am I without you? | The Captivators [Red Nichols Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35943 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36068 | 10-in. | 2/13/1931 | Walkin’ my baby back home | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36069 | 10-in. | 2/13/1931 | I’ve found what I wanted in you | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36070 | 10-in. | 2/13/1931 | Running between the rain-drops | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | 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
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/233232258
MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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