Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell)
The Tennessee Ramblers were an American Country and Western swing band that originally consisted of Dick Hartman (1898–1962) on mandolin and vocals, Harry Blair on guitar and vocals, Kenneth Wolfe on fiddle, and Cecil Campbell on banjo and steel guitar. Hartman formed the band in 1928 to perform on Pittsburgh radio station KDKA. In 1934, the band moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, which remained their base for most of the band's lifespan. While in Charlotte, the group played on WBT. By the time the Tennessee Ramblers made their first recording for Bluebird Records in 1935, they had added bassist Fred Morris, fiddler Elmer Warren, and a novelty musician named Jack Gillette. The band performed in the 1936 motion picture Ride Ranger Ride and the 1937 film The Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge, both starring Gene Autry. Although Hartman left the group in 1938, the band continued performing under the leadership of Gillette. They appeared in several films in the early 1940s, including Tex Ritter's The Pioneers in 1941. In 1949, Harry Blair retired, leaving Campbell as the last remaining original member. Campbell continued using the band's name, however, until the 1980s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1928
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 133 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-94305 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Little green valley | Harry Blair ; Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94306 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | 'Dis train | Harry Blair ; Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94307 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Little sweetheart of the mountain | Harry Blair ; Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94308 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Give me back my Texas home | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94309 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | New River train | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94310 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Dese bones gonna rise again | Harry Blair ; Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94311 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Step light ladies | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94312 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Melody of Hawaii | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94313 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Birmingham jail | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94314 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Pennsylvania hop | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94315 | 10-in. | 8/4/1935 | Kentucky jig | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94318 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Who broke the lock? | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Happy Morris ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94319 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Ramblers' rag | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94320 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Leechburg polka | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94321 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Goin' down the road | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Happy Morris ; Pappy Wolfe | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94322 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Memories of old | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-94323 | 10-in. | 8/5/1935 | Dick's hoedown | Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers | String band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102796 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | The white house on the hill | Harry Blair ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102797 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | I want to walk the heavenly way | Harry Blair ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102798 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | Hold fast to the right, baby | Harry Blair ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102799 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | What is home without baby | Harry Blair ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102800 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | Give my love to Nell | Curly Campbell ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Happy Morris | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-102801 | 10-in. | 6/22/1936 | Are you tired of me, darling? | Harry Blair ; Dick Hartman Tennessee Ramblers ; Pappy Wolfe | Male vocal duet and string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031983 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | Sugar blues | Tennessee Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031984 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | Trumpet talking blues | Tennessee Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell)," accessed October 16, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110935.
Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 16, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110935.
"Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 October 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tennessee Ramblers (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98051868
Wikidata: Tennessee Ramblers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7700142
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/124650800
MusicBrainz: Tennessee Ramblers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d952bb8a-c5e5-4a67-a057-a9b6265fb001
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