Tennessee Ramblers
The Tennessee Ramblers were an American Country and Western swing band that originally consisted of Dick Hartman (1898–1962) on mandolin and vocals, Harry Blair on guitar and vocals, Kenneth Wolfe on fiddle, and Cecil Campbell on banjo and steel guitar. Hartman formed the band in 1928 to perform on Pittsburgh radio station KDKA. In 1934, the band moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, which remained their base for most of the band's lifespan. While in Charlotte, the group played on WBT. By the time the Tennessee Ramblers made their first recording for Bluebird Records in 1935, they had added bassist Fred Morris, fiddler Elmer Warren, and a novelty musician named Jack Gillette. The band performed in the 1936 motion picture Ride Ranger Ride and the 1937 film The Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge, both starring Gene Autry. Although Hartman left the group in 1938, the band continued performing under the leadership of Gillette. They appeared in several films in the early 1940s, including Tex Ritter's The Pioneers in 1941. In 1949, Harry Blair retired, leaving Campbell as the last remaining original member. Campbell continued using the band's name, however, until the 1980s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1928
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | K100 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Garbage can blues | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K101 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Tennessee traveler | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K102 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Ramblers’ march | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K103 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | In my dear old sunny South | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K104 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | [Unkjnown title(s)] | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K105 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Hawaiian medley | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | K106 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Give the fiddlers a dram | Tennessee Ramblers | Vocal, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL307-AL308 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | A fiddler’s contest | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL309-AL310 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Arkansas traveller | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL311-AL312 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Satisfied | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL313-AL314 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Cackling pullet | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL315-AL316 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | The preacher got drunk and laid his Bible down | Tennessee Ramblers | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL325-AL326 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group | |
Brunswick | AL327-AL328 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | Medley of mountain songs | Tennessee Ramblers | Fiddle (violin), guitar, and banjo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tennessee Ramblers," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110936.
Tennessee Ramblers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110936.
"Tennessee Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tennessee Ramblers (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98051868
Wikidata: Tennessee Ramblers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7700142
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/124650800
MusicBrainz: Tennessee Ramblers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d952bb8a-c5e5-4a67-a057-a9b6265fb001
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