Bob Dunn
Robert Lee Dunn (February 5, 1908 – May 27, 1971) was a pioneer Western swing steel guitarist. Influenced by influential Hawaiian lap steel guitar player Sol Hoʻopiʻi, Dunn played in his own original bluesy style and was one of the first to record an electric guitar, preceding other country & western guitarists following him shortly. He preceded by over three years George Barnes (with Big Bill Broonzy in 1938), Leonard Ware and, slightly later, Eddie Durham. On January 27, 1935, Dunn became one of the first musicians to record an electrically amplified instrument as a member of Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. Dunn also played steel guitar in numerous other Western swing groups including those of Cliff Bruner and one of Moon Mullican's earlier bands. Dunn also had his own group, The Vagabonds, featuring Mullican and Cliff Bruner. Dunn was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1992. |
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 66423 | 10-in. | 9/5/1939 | Sweet bunch of daisies | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92014 | 10-in. | 4/5/1940 | Take me back again | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92015 | 10-in. | 4/5/1940 | You don't love me, but I'll always love you | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92016 | 10-in. | 4/5/1940 | I'm headin' for that ranch | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92017 | 10-in. | 4/5/1940 | Over the trail | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92052 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | Ten pretty girls | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92053 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | Sorry (I'll say I'm sorry) | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92054 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | Sparkling blue eyes | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92055 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | New falling rain blues | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92056 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | I'll keep thinking of you | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92057 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | 'Neath the purple on the hill | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 92082 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | I'll forget dear (that I ever loved you) | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 92083 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Juke box rag | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 92084 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | I found you out, when I found you in (somebody else's arms) | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 92085 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | I'll get by | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 92086 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | 'Round her neck she wears a yellow ribbon | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 92087 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Marcheta | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 93722 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Don't ever leave me alone | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93723 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Honey don't turn me down | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93724 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | You've got just what it takes | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93725 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Red wagon | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93726 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | What is life lived alone | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93727 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | Gonna change my business all around | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93728 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | If I'm wrong, I'm sorry | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93729 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | Mean hangover blues | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Bob," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
Dunn, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
"Dunn, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dunn, Bob, 1908-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006084478
Wikidata: Bob Dunn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2542752
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7149528
MusicBrainz: Bob Dunn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8382a2a-87be-4e84-9665-22be6591694a
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