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 251-275 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 93736 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | It's been a long, long time | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93737 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | All because of you | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93738 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | I've learned my lesson now | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93739 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | They took the stars out of heaven | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93740 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | Rio Grande | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 93741 | 10-in. | 4/30/1941 | Why do you treat me this way | Floyd Tillman | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | L 9722 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | The house at the end of the lane | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9691 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9692 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Pray for the lights to go out | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9693 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | In el Rancho Grande | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9694 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Down by the O-H-I-O | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9695 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | I love you | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9696 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Sweet Jennie Lee | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9697 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | A good man is hard to find | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9698 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | St. Louis blues | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9699 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | The object of my affection | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9700 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Love in bloom | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9701 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9702 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Copenhagen | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9703 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Brownie special | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9704 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Some of these days | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9705 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | Wabash blues | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9716 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Beautiful Texas | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9717 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Just a dream | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9718 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Cheezy breeze | Brownies [Milton Brown] | 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
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MusicBrainz: Bob Dunn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8382a2a-87be-4e84-9665-22be6591694a
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