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 451-475 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E36071 | 10-in. | 2/13/1931 | I want you for myself | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36186 | 10-in. | 2/26/1931 | You said it | The Travelers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36187 | 10-in. | 2/26/1931 | Sweet and hot | The Travelers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36188 | 10-in. | 2/26/1931 | I’ve got a sweet somebody to love me | The Travelers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36189 | 10-in. | 2/26/1931 | Dream a little dream of me | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36627 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Bubbling over with love | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36628 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Now you’re in my arms | Owen Fallon and his Californians [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36631 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Fiesta | Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36632 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Have you forgotten? | Owen Fallon and his Californians [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36633 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Dancing with the daffodils (Down at the Garden Ball) | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36634 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Love is like that (What can you do?) | Ralph Bennett and his Seven Aces (All Eleven of 'Em) [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36868 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | I’m all dressed up with a broken heart | Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36870 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | As long as you’re there | Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36896 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | Dancing in the dark | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36914 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Take it from me (I’m takin’ to you) | Owen Fallon and his Californians [Art Kahn Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36917 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Hikin’ down the highway | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E36918 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Many happy returns of the day | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37206 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Brunswick Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Scrappy Lambert ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37207 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | It’s the darndest thing | Art Kahn's Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37211 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Reflections of you | Marimba Band [Brunswick Records] | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37212 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Only a dream | Marimba Band [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37254 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | Reflections of you | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37255 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | Only a dream | Castlewood Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37451 | 10-in. | 12/8/1931 | When we’re alone | Tom Gerun and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E37452 | 10-in. | 12/8/1931 | All of me | Tom Gerun and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio 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
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LCNAR: Lambert, Scrappy, 1901-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019432
Wikidata: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7438797
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MusicBrainz: Harold "Scrappy" Lambert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e7570f0-f2f9-4713-b606-912473d4c2a8
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