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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 5, 1908 (Braggs), Died May 27, 1971 (Houston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, electric steel guitar, electric guitar, vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 294 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	60630	10-in.	3/4/1936	Washington and Lee swing	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60631	10-in.	3/4/1936	When I'm gone don't you grieve	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60632	10-in.	3/4/1936	The sweetheart of Sigma Chi	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60633	10-in.	3/4/1936	An old water mill by a waterfall	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60634	10-in.	3/4/1936	The hesitation blues	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60635	10-in.	3/4/1936	Avalon	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60636	10-in.	3/4/1936	Sadie Green	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60637	10-in.	3/4/1936	Show me the way to go home	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60638	10-in.	3/4/1936	The yellow rose of Texas	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60639	10-in.	3/4/1936	The Roseland melody	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60640	10-in.	3/4/1936	My Galveston gal	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60641	10-in.	3/4/1936	Yes Sir!	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60642	10-in.	3/4/1936	La Golondrina	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60643	10-in.	3/4/1936	When I take my sugar to tea	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60644	10-in.	3/4/1936	Song of the wanderer-1	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60645	10-in.	3/4/1936	Right or wrong	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60646	10-in.	3/4/1936	Chinese honeymoon	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60647	10-in.	3/4/1936	Alice blue gown	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60648	10-in.	3/5/1936	Fan it	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60649	10-in.	3/5/1936	Tired of the same thing all the time	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60650	10-in.	3/5/1936	I'll string along with you	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60651	10-in.	3/5/1936	Goofus	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60652	10-in.	3/5/1936	Ida, sweet as apple cider	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60653	10-in.	3/5/1936	When it's harvest time, sweet Angeline	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	60654	10-in.	3/5/1936	Carry me back to the lone prairie	Brownies [Milton Brown]	instrumentalist, steel guitar

(Results 51-75 of 294 records)

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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.