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 526-550 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E25864-E25866 | 10-in. | 1/6/1928 | The man I love | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E25866) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25919-E25921 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | On the Vagabond Trail | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E25922-E25924 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | Dear, on a night like this | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26213-E26215 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | The sunrise (Will bring another day for you) | Adelphia Whispering Orchestra ; Herbert Gordon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26215) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26216-E26218 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | Thou swell | Adelphia Whispering Orchestra ; Herbert Gordon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26218) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26237-E26239 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Say so! | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26239) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26243-E26245 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | In the sing-song sycamore tree | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26245) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26267-E26269 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | My Ohio home | Century Serenaders ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26269) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26270-E26272 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Beautiful | Century Serenaders ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (takes E26272, E7016 1/2) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26284-E26286 | 10-in. | 1/27/1928 | Make believe | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26286) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26355-E26357 | 10-in. | 2/3/1928 | There’s somebody new | Bernie Cummins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26357) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26478-E26480 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | There must be a silver lining | Casa Lopez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (E26480) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26497-E26499 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Back in your own backyard | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26499) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26500-E26502 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | I just roll along havin' my ups and downs | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E26502) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26520-E26522 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Beautiful | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26522) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26523-E26525 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | I’ll think of you | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26525) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE26772-XE26774 | 12-in. | 3/2/1928 | Poor Butterfly | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take XE26774) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | XE26775-XE26777 | 12-in. | 3/2/1928 | Can’t yo’ heah me callin’ Caroline | Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take XE26777) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26898-E26900 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Beloved | Scrappy Lambert ; Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26900) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26901-E26903 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Early in the morning (Kiss me, love, before we part) | Scrappy Lambert ; Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26903) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26904-E26905 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | The glow-worm | Miniature Concert Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26914-E26915 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Ramona | Harold Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26916-E26917 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Like a bird that’s on the wing (I’m winging home) | Harold Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E26991-E26993 | 10-in. | 3/15/1928 | I don’t know what to do | Clevelanders ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26993) | vocalist | |
Brunswick | E27079-E27081 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | Fleur de lis | A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27081) | 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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