Harold "Scrappy" Lambert was and American dance band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recording from the 1920s to the 1940s.
At Rutgers University he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. He and fellow student Billy Hillpot formed a musical duo, which was 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.
Scrappy also worked with Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzl, Fred Rich,and Sam Lanin. His recording of "Borneo" with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra is still a favorite with jazz enthusiasts. He had the perfect romantic voice for radio and was often referred to as a "one take" singer in recording studios. He always arrived prepared to work. He died in Riverside, California.
At Rutgers University he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. He and fellow student Billy Hillpot formed a musical duo, which was 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.
Scrappy also worked with Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzl, Fred Rich,and Sam Lanin. His recording of "Borneo" with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra is still a favorite with jazz enthusiasts. He had the perfect romantic voice for radio and was often referred to as a "one take" singer in recording studios. He always arrived prepared to work. He died in Riverside, California.
Harold "Scrappy" Lambert was and American dance band vocalist who appeared on hundreds of recording from the 1920s to the 1940s.
At Rutgers University he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. He and fellow student Billy Hillpot formed a musical duo, which was 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.
Scrappy also worked with Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzl, Fred Rich,and Sam Lanin. His recording of "Borneo" with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra is still a favorite with jazz enthusiasts. He had the perfect romantic voice for radio and was often referred to as a "one take" singer in recording studios. He always arrived prepared to work. He died in Riverside, California.
At Rutgers University he was a cheerleader and played piano for a jazz group, the Rutgers Jazz Bandits. He and fellow student Billy Hillpot formed a musical duo, which was 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.
Scrappy also worked with Red Nichols, Frank Britton Wenzl, Fred Rich,and Sam Lanin. His recording of "Borneo" with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra is still a favorite with jazz enthusiasts. He had the perfect romantic voice for radio and was often referred to as a "one take" singer in recording studios. He always arrived prepared to work. He died in Riverside, California.
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