Bob Dunn
Robert Lee Dunn (February 5, 1908 – May 27, 1971) was a pioneer Western swing steel guitarist. Influenced by influential Hawaiian lap steel guitar player Sol Hoʻopiʻi, Dunn played in his own original bluesy style and was one of the first to record an electric guitar, preceding other country & western guitarists following him shortly. He preceded by over three years George Barnes (with Big Bill Broonzy in 1938), Leonard Ware and, slightly later, Eddie Durham. On January 27, 1935, Dunn became one of the first musicians to record an electrically amplified instrument as a member of Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. Dunn also played steel guitar in numerous other Western swing groups including those of Cliff Bruner and one of Moon Mullican's earlier bands. Dunn also had his own group, The Vagabonds, featuring Mullican and Cliff Bruner. Dunn was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1992. |
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 294 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 66340 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | Alice from Dallas | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66341 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | Rockin' rollin' Mama | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66342 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | You'll miss me some sweet day | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66343 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | Settle down blues | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66344 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | I'm in the doghouse now No.2 | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66345 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | She's got the best in town | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66346 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | I wish I'd never met you | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66347 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | Action speaks louder than words | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66348 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | I think I'll turn your damper down | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66349 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Star dust | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66350 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | The other way | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66351 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Peggy Lou (Instrumental) | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66352 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Singin' the low down blues down low | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66353 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | It's all over now | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66354 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Tell me little girl, tell me why | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66355 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | The girl that you loved long ago | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66356 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Little white lies | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66357 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Kelly swing | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66358 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | San Antonio rose | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66380 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Lay your hand in mine | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66381 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Old age pension blues | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66382 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | My grandfather's clock | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66383 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Don't leave me all alone | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66384 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Dig me a grave in Missouri | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar | ||
Decca | 66385 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Silver dollar | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Bob," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
Dunn, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113144.
"Dunn, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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