Roy Harvey
Roy Cecil Harvey (March 24, 1892 – July 11, 1958) was an American old time guitar player, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers and also recorded on his own, appearing on more than 200 records between 1926 and 1931. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 24, 1892 (Monroe County), Died July 11, 1958
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, leader, composer, arranger, lyricist, speaker
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 141 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W142639 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | Minstrel Hall | North Carolina Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
Columbia | W142640 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | The brave engineer | Roy Harvey ; North Carolina Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144122 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Blue eyes | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144123 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Dark eyes | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144124 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | San Antonio | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144125 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Blue-eyed Ella | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144126 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Walking on the streets of glory | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144127 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Learning McFadden to waltz | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144128 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Willie, poor boy | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144129 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Jack and May | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144130 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | What is home without love? | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144131 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | When the bees are in the hive | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W144138 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Sweet sunny South | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W144139 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Daisies won't tell | Roy Harvey ; Posey Rorer | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144509 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | If I lose, I don't care | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144510 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | On the battle fields of Belgium | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144511 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | You ain't talkin' to me | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144512 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Coon from Tennessee | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144513 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | When I left my good old home | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144514 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Letter that never came | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144515 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Take a drink on me | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144516 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Falling by the wayside | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W144520 | 10-in. | 7/26/1927 | The wreck of Virginian No. 3 | Roy Harvey ; North Carolina Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W146767 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | A young boy left his home one day | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W146768 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | My wife went away and left me | North Carolina Ramblers ; Charlie Poole | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harvey, Roy," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.
Harvey, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111424.
"Harvey, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Harvey, Roy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99052570
Wikidata: Roy Harvey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2170838
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64208324
MusicBrainz: Roy Harvey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/85ba5a08-0c6a-41d2-ac0c-a912791040fc
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