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 551-575 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E27082-E27084 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | The beggar | A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27084) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27095-E27097 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Speedy boy | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27097) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27098-E27100 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Borneo | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E27100) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27105-E27107 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | I’m always smiling | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27107) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27108-E27110 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | I’d love to go around with you | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27110) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27111-E27113 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | Beside a lazy stream | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27113) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27150-E27152 | 10-in. | 3/27/1928 | Dream River | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27152) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30502-E30503 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | I may be wrong (But, I think you’re wonderful) | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30531-E30532 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Wait for the happy ending | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30538-E30539 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Nobody knows (And nobody seems to care) | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30540-E30541 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Smiles | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30542-E30543 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Say it with music | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30617-E30618 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | Just you, just me | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30619-E30620 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | Marianne | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE30688-XE30689 | 12-in. | 8/16/1929 | Fox Movietone follies : Medley | Brunswick Salon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo' without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30712-E30713 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | They didn‘t believe me | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30968-E30969 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Dance away the night | Louis Katzman Brunswick Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30977-E30978 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Please come back to me | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30979-E30980 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Love me | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30981-E30982 | 10-in. | September 1929 | You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams) | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30995-E30996 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Love (Your spell is everywhere) | Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31100-E31101 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | That’s why I’m jealous of you | Meyer Davis’ Swanee Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31132-E31133 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | That wonderful something (Is love) | Roy Ingraham Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31146-E31147 | 10-in. | October 1929 | ‘Twas not so long ago | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31207-E31208 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | If I can’t have you (If you can’t have me) | Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | 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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/233232258
MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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