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 76-100 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149907	10-in.	1/23/1930	It's movin' day	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149908	10-in.	1/23/1930	Southern medley	Roy Harvey ; Charlie Poole	Banjo and guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W149909	10-in.	1/23/1930	Honeysuckle	Roy Harvey ; Charlie Poole	Violin, banjo, and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150337	10-in.	4/22/1930	Greasy wagon	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150338	10-in.	4/22/1930	Mother's waltz	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150339	10-in.	4/22/1930	Monroe County blues	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150340	10-in.	4/22/1930	Back to the Blue Ridge	Leonard Copeland ; Roy Harvey	Guitar duet	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150341	10-in.	4/22/1930	Down the trail to home sweet home	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150342	10-in.	4/22/1930	The pal that I love	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150344	10-in.	4/22/1930	Peggy O'Neil	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150345	10-in.	4/22/1930	When I lost you	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150352	10-in.	4/22/1930	Learning MacFayden to dance	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150353	10-in.	4/22/1930	Eileen	Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150354	10-in.	4/22/1930	Lamp-lighting time in the valley	Roy Harvey	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150355	10-in.	4/22/1930	There's a mother old and gray	Roy Harvey	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150773	10-in.	9/9/1930	Good-bye sweet Liza Jane	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150774	10-in.	9/9/1930	Look before you leap	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150775	10-in.	9/9/1930	One moonlight night	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150776	10-in.	9/9/1930	Little doctor fell in the well	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150777	10-in.	9/9/1930	Just keep waiting till the good time comes	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150778	10-in.	9/9/1930	Mother's last farewell kiss	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150779	10-in.	9/9/1930	Milwaukee blues	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150780	10-in.	9/9/1930	Where the whippoorwill is whispering goodnight	North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150781	10-in.	9/9/1930	Just good-bye I am going home	Roy Harvey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150782	10-in.	9/9/1930	The Lilly reunion	Roy Harvey	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 76-100 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harvey, Roy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

Harvey, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.

"Harvey, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.