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 126-150 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 65136 | 10-in. | 3/4/1939 | On Mexico's beautiful shore | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65137 | 10-in. | 3/4/1939 | That's why I'm jealous of you | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65138 | 10-in. | 3/4/1939 | I'll get mine bye and bye No.2 | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65139 | 10-in. | 3/4/1939 | You cannot take it with you | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65146 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | The pretty little girl with a smile | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65147 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | Hallelujah I'm gonna be free again | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65148 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | You can't fool a fool all the time | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65149 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | You gotta quit cheatin' on me | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65150 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | How times have changed | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 65151 | 10-in. | 3/5/1939 | You can't do that to me | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66300 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Jessie | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66301 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Over the hill | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66302 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'll keep on smiling | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66303 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Truck driver's blues | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66304 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'm tired of you | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66305 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Because | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66306 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'll forgive you (but I just can't forget) | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66307 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'm still in love with you | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66308 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Those things I can't forget | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66309 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | I hope I never fall in love again | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66310 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Rubber dolly | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66311 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Deep elm swing | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66312 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Black Sea blues | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66313 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | we couldn't say goodbye | Texas Wanderers, The | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66314 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Where the morning glories grow | Texas Wanderers, The | 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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