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 1-25 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-063074 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | Flower of Texas | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063075 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | I'll be back in a year, little darlin' | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063076 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | Jitter bug jive | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063077 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | I can't forget (no matter how I try) | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063078 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | They go goo-goo-ga-ga goofy over gobs | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063079 | 10-in. | 4/9/1941 | I guess you don't care any more | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063084 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Swing steel, swing | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063085 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Sweethearts or strangers | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063086 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Don't let the barrel go dry | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063087 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Now I feel the way you do | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063088 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | No dice | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-063089 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Hold on to that thing | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071102 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | Nobody cares for me | Sons of Dixie | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071103 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | Bugle two-step | Sons of Dixie | String band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-071104 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | The prisoner's farewell | Sons of Dixie | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071105 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | I'm always dreaming of you | Sons of Dixie | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071106 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | Dont ever go wrong | Sons of Dixie | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071107 | 10-in. | 10/7/1941 | Those blue eyes don't sparkle any more | Sons of Dixie | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071148 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | I found a new baby | Bill Mounce ; Sons of the South | String band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071149 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | I'm sorry that you've gone | Sons of the South | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071150 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | 18 months, little darlin' | Sons of the South | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071151 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | What's Bob done? | Sons of the South | String band | composer, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071152 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | I thought about you | Sons of the South | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071153 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | I've been drafted | Sons of the South | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
Victor | BS-071174 | 10-in. | 10/11/1941 | Mary Jane | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric 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
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7149528
MusicBrainz: Bob Dunn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8382a2a-87be-4e84-9665-22be6591694a
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