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 276-294 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | C 9719 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | When I'm gone don't grieve | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9720 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Who's sorry now | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9721 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | One of us was wrong | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9722 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | The house at the end of the lane | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9723 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | My Mary | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9724 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | You're tired of me | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9726 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9727 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9728 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Shine on harvest moon | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9729 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | You're bound to look like a monkey | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9730 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Wheezie Anna | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9731 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Taking off | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9732 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9733 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Crafton blues | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9734 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Black and white rag | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9735 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | In the shade of the old apple tree | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9736 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Little Betty Brown | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9737 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Going up Brushy Fork | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | C 9737 | 10-in. | 1/28/1935 | Going up Brushy Fork | Brownies [Milton Brown] | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Bob," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
Dunn, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
"Dunn, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 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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