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 (Results 51-75 of 133 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-031985 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | There's a beautiful home | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-031986 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | The hills of home | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041314 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | I'll keep on loving you | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041315 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Don't put a tax on the beautiful girls | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041316 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Tonight you belong to me | Tex Martin ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041317 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Carry me back to Carolina | Harry Blair ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041318 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Four or five times | Harry Blair ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041319 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Hootchie-kootchie-koo | Tex Martin ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041320 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Washboard man | Harry Blair ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041321 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Doug ain't doin' the jitterbug | Harry Blair ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041322 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | There's a blue sky 'way out yonder | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with string band and yodeling | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041323 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Over the Santa Fe Trail | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041324 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Out on the lone prairie | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with string band and yodeling | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-041325 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Steel guitar blues | Tennessee Ramblers | Steel guitar solo, with string band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047543 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | I'd love to be a cowboy | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047544 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | I like it that way | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047545 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | I'll never let you cry | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047546 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | Hard hearted love | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047547 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | All my natural life | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047548 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | 'Neath the Hawaiian palms | Tennessee Ramblers | Instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047549 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | Coquette | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-047550 | 10-in. | 2/6/1940 | I don't know why I should cry over you | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-056530 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | Grab your saddle horn and blow | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-056531 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | Blue eyed baby | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-056532 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | Won't you sometimes dream of me? | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with 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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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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