Scrappy Lambert
Harold "Scrappy" Lambert (May 12, 1901 – November 30, 1987, in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American dance-band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. At Rutgers University, he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. In February 1925, fellow student Billy Hillpot and he formed a musical duo impersonating the Smith Brothers. They were discovered in 1926 by Ben Bernie, who signed them to perform with his orchestra. Lambert and Hillpot appeared on many recordings with the orchestra and remained under Bernie's employ until 1928. Other bandleaders who employed Lambert include Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzel, Fred Rich, and Sam Lanin. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Lambert was one of the most prolific "band vocalists" (hired to sing the vocal chorus on recordings by both performing orchestras and studio groups). His voice is featured on hundreds of recordings and a series of vocal solo recordings for Brunswick. In the 1930s, Lambert and Hillpot took their comedy routine to the National Broadcasting Company. In 1943, MCA offered Lambert a job overseeing their radio department in Beverly Hills, California. This marked the end of his singing career, and he worked for MCA until 1948. He was living in Palm Springs at the time of his death, in Riverside, California. "Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio", a 1929 vocal that Lambert recorded under the name Gordon Wallace, has been the closing theme of Dr. Demento's weekly radio broadcast since the early 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1901 (New Brunswick), Died November 30, 1987 (Riverside)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, tenor vocal, composer
Notes: Also used pseudonym Burt Lorin.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 401-425 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | XE30714 | 12-in. | 8/27/1929 | Brunswick brevities program E, part 2 | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE30715 | 12-in. | 8/27/1929 | Brunswick brevities program E, part 5 | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE30716 | 12-in. | 8/27/1929 | Brunswick brevities program E, part 3 | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE30717 | 12-in. | 8/27/1929 | Brunswick brevities program E, part 4 | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E30999 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Ev’ry day away from you | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31000 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31001 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Like a breath of springtime | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE31156 | 12-in. | 10/9/1929 | Brunswick Brevities program M, pt. 4 | Colonial Club Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band; with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE31163 | 12-in. | 10/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program M, part 3 | Scrappy Lambert | Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31270 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Say it with music | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31273 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | Sweetheart, we need each other | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31274 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31400 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Through! (How can you say we’re through?) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31401 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Sweetheart, we need each other | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31402 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams) | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE31426 | 12-in. | 10/30/1929 | Brunswick brevities program O, pt. 5 | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Orchestra, with male vocal solo; with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E31474 | 10-in. | November 1929 | Don’t ever leave me! | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32184 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Lazy Lou’siana moon | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32185 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | It happened in Monterey | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32204 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Without love | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32319 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | A cottage for sale | Colonial Club Orchestra [Anglo-Persians] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32320 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Watching my dreams go by | Colonial Club Orchestra [Anglo-Persians] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32440 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | My reveries | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32578 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Wherever you are | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32624 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | I’m in the market for you | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert
Discogs: Scrappy Lambert
Allmusic: Scrappy Lambert
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/233232258
MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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