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 576-600 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | XE31251-XE31252 | 12-in. | Oct. 1929 | Rio Rita—Medley | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE31253-XE31254 | 12-in. | Oct. 1929 | Rio Rita—Medley | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31266-E31267 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Get happy | The Captivators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31268-E31269 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Somebody to love me | The Captivators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31441-E31442 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | My fate is in your hands | Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31443-E31444 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | If I had my way | Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31445-E31446 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31657-E31658 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Only the girl | A&P Gypsies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31838-E31839 | 10-in. | January 1930 | Charming | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31896-E31897 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | A night of happiness | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31898-E31899 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Beside an open fireplace | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31993-E31994 | 10-in. | January 1930 | Blue is the night | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31995-E31996 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Farewell | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35891-E35892 | 10-in. | 1/6/1931 | When your hair has turned to silver (I will love you just the same) | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35893-E35894 | 10-in. | 1/6/1931 | Little sweetheart of the prairie | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E35895-E35896 | 10-in. | 1/6/1931 | Blue Pacific moonlight | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36897-E36898 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | High and low (I’ve been looking for you) | Art Kahn's Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27133-E271335 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Moonlight Lane | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27135) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB446-PB447 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Bells of St. Mary’s | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB448-PB449 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | I can’t do without you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB450-PB451 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB452-PB453 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | There’s always a way to remember (But I can’t find a way to forget) | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB454-PB455 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB456-PB457 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | I still love you | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | PB458-PB459 | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Hello, Montreal! | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects | 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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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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