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 101-125 of 607 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 144910 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Thinking of you | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 144911 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Make my cot where the cot-cot-cotton grows | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144916 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Dream kisses | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W144917 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | There must be somebody else | Harold Lambert ; Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145261 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | There's one little girl who loves me (One little girl who don't) | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145262 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | 'S wonderful | Ipana Troubadours ; Scrappy Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145296 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | I fell head over heels in love | Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145399 | 10-in. | 12/28/1927 | Sorry | Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145476 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | What a wonderful wedding that will be | Harold Lambert ; Paul Ash Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145519 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | Back in your own back yard | Harold Rodman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145520 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | In the sing song sycamore tree | Harold Rodman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145536 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | What do you say? | Frank Farrell ; Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145537 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | Back in your own back yard | Frank Farrell ; Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145538 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | Singapore sorrows | Frank Farrell ; Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145549 | 10-in. | 1/21/1928 | Four walls | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145550 | 10-in. | 1/21/1928 | I still love you | Harold Lambert ; Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145551 | 10-in. | 1/21/1928 | In the sing song sycamore tree | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145664 | 10-in. | 2/23/1928 | After my laughter came tears | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | W145665 | 10-in. | 2/23/1928 | Sunshine | Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145698 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | Coquette | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145699 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | In the sweet bye and bye | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 145700 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | She's a great, great girl | The Westerners | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146233 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | I'd rather cry over you (Than smile at someone else) | Broadway Bellhops | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146234 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | (My heart keeps) Speaking of love | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Columbia | 146235 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Broadway Bellhops | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lambert, Scrappy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
Lambert, Scrappy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109632.
"Lambert, Scrappy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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