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 501-525 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E21524-E21526 | 10-in. | 2/17/1927 | It all depends on you | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21527-E21529 | 10-in. | 2/17/1927 | Underneath the weeping willow | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21865-E21867 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | Following you around | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E21867) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E21868-E21870 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | I’m in love again | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E21870) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22308-E22311 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | Rosy cheeks | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22311) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22312-E22315 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | That little something | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22315) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22336-E22338 | 10-in. | 4/11/1927 | You know I love you | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22338) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E22339-E22341 | 10-in. | 4/11/1927 | One o' clock baby | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22341) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24171-E24174 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | I’d walk a million miles (To be a little bit nearer to you) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24174) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24175-E24178 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24178) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24243-E24246 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | A night in June | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24246) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24247-E24250 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | All by my ownsome | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24250) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24366-E24368 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | A night in June | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24369-E24371 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | All by my ownsome | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24883-E24886 | 10-in. | 10/24/1927 | Lonely in a crowd | Park Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24886) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E24887-E24890 | 10-in. | 10/24/1927 | Back where the daisies grow | Park Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24890) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25125-E25128 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | There must be somebody else | Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25128) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25129-E25132 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Carefree | Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (Take E25132) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25142-E25145 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | I told them all about you | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25145) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25154-E25157 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | My heart stood still | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25158-E25161 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | I feel at home with you | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25394-E25396 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | I never dreamed | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E25396) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25457-E25459 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Mine—all mine | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25459) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25744-E25746 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | Let’s misbehave | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25746) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25747-E25749 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | Changes | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25749) | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Harold "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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