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 51-75 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-55641 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | My song of the Nile | Burt Lorin ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55651 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | How am I to know? | Arden-Ohman Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with piano duet and male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55652 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | Hello Margot! | Arden-Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano duet and male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55805 | 10-in. | 8/26/1929 | After the clouds roll by | Henry Busse Orchestra ; Burt Lorin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55806 | 10-in. | 8/26/1929 | By the way (I'm still in love with you) | Henry Busse Orchestra ; Burt Lorin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-55807 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Since I found you | Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-56105 | 10-in. | 8/22/1929 | Sweetheart, we need each other | Burt Lorin ; Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-56106 | 10-in. | 8/22/1929 | You're always in my arms (But only in my dreams) | Burt Lorin ; Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-56139 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Like a breath of spring-time | Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-56719 | 10-in. | 9/26/1929 | I can do wonders with you | Harold Lambert ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-56741 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | Don't ever leave me! | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-57637 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Keep your undershirt on | Burt Lorin ; Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-57638 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Reaching for the moon | Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58122 | 10-in. | 12/19/1929 | Cross your fingers | Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58126 | 10-in. | 12/20/1929 | Nina Rosa | Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58127 | 10-in. | 12/20/1929 | My first love—my last love | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58149 | 10-in. | 1/3/1930 | To my mammy | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58557 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | Any time's the time to fall in love | Burt Lorin ; Phil Spitalny Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58558 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | The one I love just can't be bothered with me | Burt Lorin ; Phil Spitalny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-58621 | 10-in. | 1/24/1930 | Blue, turning grey over you | Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62206 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | Kiss me with your eyes | Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-63330 | 10-in. | 8/7/1930 | All through the night | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-63331 | 10-in. | 8/7/1930 | How are you tonight in Hawaii? | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra ; Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-63602 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | I'll be blue, just thinking of you | Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-63603 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | Moonlight on the Colorado | Burt Lorin ; Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Harold "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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