Roy Harte

Roy S. Harte (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and Pacific Jazz Records. In partnership with Remo Belli, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer Remo, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 27, 1924 (New York City), Died October 26, 2003 (Burbank)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E1VB-0679	10-in.	7/12/1951	Catch 'em young, treat 'em rough, tell 'em nothin'	California Cowhands ; Hank Penny	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	E1VB-0681	10-in.	7/12/1951	I like molasses	California Cowhands ; Hank Penny	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 7609		3/24/1954	If you knew what I knew	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 7610		3/24/1954	Lovin' country style	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 7611		3/24/1954	The heart you could have had	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 7612		3/24/1954	The right to love	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 7613		3/24/1954	You can't have my love-1	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10744		1/30/1958	Moonlight in Vermont	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10745		1/30/1958	Robbin's nest	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10746		1/30/1958	Gee baby, ain't I good to you?	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10747		1/30/1958	Mood indigo	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10748		1/30/1958	Mountain high, valley low	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10749		1/30/1958	All the way	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10750		1/30/1958	Get out of town	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	L 10751		1/30/1958	Bali Ha'i	Earl Grant		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	OK 100		8/19/1954	If you don't, somebody else will	Billy Gray		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	OK 101		8/19/1954	You'd be the first one to know	Wanda Jackson		instrumentalist, drums

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harte, Roy," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/320290.

Harte, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/320290.

"Harte, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.