Roy Harvey

Roy Cecil Harvey (March 24, 1892 – July 11, 1958) was an American old time guitar player, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers and also recorded on his own, appearing on more than 200 records between 1926 and 1931.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 24, 1892 (Monroe County), Died July 11, 1958

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, leader, composer, arranger, lyricist, speaker

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W146769	10-in.	7/23/1928	I cannot call her Mother	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146770	10-in.	7/23/1928	I once loved a sailor	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146771	10-in.	7/23/1928	Husband and wife were angry one night	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146772	10-in.	7/23/1928	Hangman, hangman, slack the rope	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146773	10-in.	7/23/1928	Ramblin' blues	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and whistling	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146774	10-in.	7/23/1928	Took my gal a-walkin'	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146775	10-in.	7/23/1928	What is home without babies	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146776	10-in.	7/23/1928	Jealous Mary	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146778	10-in.	7/23/1928	Old and only in the way	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W146779	10-in.	7/23/1928	Shootin' Creek	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Dialogue, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, speaker
Columbia	W147226	10-in.	10/18/1928	Steamboat man	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147227	10-in.	10/18/1928	When the roses bloom for the bootlegger	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147228	10-in.	10/18/1928	Poor little Joe	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147229	10-in.	10/18/1928	We parted at the gate	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148130	10-in.	3/26/1929	The yodeling mule	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal duet, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Columbia	W148132	10-in.	3/26/1929	When I'm gone	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148133	10-in.	3/26/1929	My mother and my sweetheart	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal duet, with yodeling and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148134	10-in.	3/26/1929	The cowboy's lullaby	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal duet, with yodeling and guitar	composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148135	10-in.	3/26/1929	The bootlegger's dream of home	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Columbia	W148136	10-in.	3/26/1929	The railroad blues	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Columbia	W148137	10-in.	3/26/1929	Keep Bachelor's Hall	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Columbia	W148138	10-in.	3/26/1929	Kitty waltz yodel	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo (yodeling), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Columbia	W148469	10-in.	5/6/1929	Bill Mason	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148470	10-in.	5/6/1929	Goodbye Mary dear	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148471	10-in.	5/6/1929	Leaving dear old Ireland	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 26-50 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harvey, Roy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

Harvey, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

"Harvey, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.