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 51-75 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W148472	10-in.	5/6/1929	Baltimore fire	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148474	10-in.	5/7/1929	Wayward boy	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148475	10-in.	5/6/1929	Sweet sunny South	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148476	10-in.	5/7/1929	He rambled	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W148477	10-in.	5/7/1929	The mother's plea for her son	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149216	10-in.	10/22/1929	Just pickin'	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149217	10-in.	10/22/1929	Beckley rag	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149218	10-in.	10/22/1929	Underneath the sugar moon	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149219	10-in.	10/22/1929	Lonesome weary blues	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149226	10-in.	10/22/1929	The Virginian strike of '23	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149227	10-in.	10/22/1929	The little lost child	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149228	10-in.	10/22/1929	My yodeling sweetheart	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149229	10-in.	10/22/1929	I'm longing to belong to someone	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and yodeling	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149230	10-in.	10/22/1929	We have moonshine in the West Virginia hills	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149231	10-in.	10/22/1929	A hobo's pal	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149237	10-in.	10/22/1929	Prison sorrows	Weaver Brothers	Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149238	10-in.	10/22/1929	Raleigh County rag	Weaver Brothers String Band	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149239	10-in.	10/22/1929	Homesick boy	Weaver Brothers String Band	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149900	10-in.	1/23/1930	Sweet sixteen	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149901	10-in.	1/23/1930	My gypsy girl	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149902	10-in.	1/23/1930	Only girl I ever loved	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149903	10-in.	1/23/1930	I left my German home	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149904	10-in.	1/23/1930	Write a letter to my mother	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149905	10-in.	1/23/1930	When I'm far away	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149906	10-in.	1/23/1930	If the river was whisky	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harvey, Roy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

Harvey, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

"Harvey, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.