Will D. Cobb

William Denight Cobb (July 5, 1876 – January 20, 1930) was an American lyricist and composer. He and a partner, Ren Shields, produced several popular musicals and musical comedies in the early 20th century. Cobb also had a long-run collaboration with Gus Edwards.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1876, Died January 20, 1930

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 226 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	3242	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905	The girl who cares for me	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3306	10-in.	ca. 1905	Somebody's sweetheart I want to be	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	3322	10-in.	ca. 1905-Feb. 1906	Somebody's sweetheart I want to be	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3450	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906	Waltz me around again, Willie	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3453	10-in.	Jan.-Sept. 1906	While the old mill wheel is turning	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Columbia Quartette	Male vocal duet and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3479	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1906	The Rambler Minstrel Company : Record D	Collins and Harlan ; Rambler Minstrel Company	Minstrels and male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3543	10-in.	ca. 1906	Rosebud	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	3580	10-in.	between late 1906 and February 1907	When Tommy Atkins marries Dolly Gray	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3588	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Mar. 1907	I just can't make my eyes behave	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	3618	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Apr. 1907	Captain Baby Bunting	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3637	10-in.	Jan.-May 1907	Ask me not	Will F. Denny	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3650	10-in.	between January and June 1907	That welcome on the mat ain't meant for me	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3665	10-in.	between January and June 1907	Meet me down at the corner	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic dialogue and vocal, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	3745	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	School days	Albert Campbell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	4340	10-in.	between 1909 and March 1910	Two dirty little hands	Carroll Clark	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	38323	10-in.	10/10/1912	On a beautiful night with a beautiful girl	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38720	10-in.	3/21/1913	I'll get you	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46850	10-in.	6/20/1916	I lost my heart in Honolulu	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77204	10-in.	7/12/1917	Laddie boy	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77313	10-in.	9/5/1917	For you a rose	George Wilson [James Harrod]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77374	10-in.	9/24/1917	Way down yonder in the cornfield	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist
Columbia	77570	10-in.	12/12/1917	Good-bye, Dolly Gray	Broadway Quartette [i.e., Columbia Stellar Quartette] ; Hugh Donovan	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77839	10-in.	5/22/1918	That grand old gentleman, Uncle Sam	Arthur Hall	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W141365	10-in.	12/8/1925	I'll be with you when the roses bloom again	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W143095	10-in.	11/6/1926	I'll be with you when the roses bloom again	Richard Burnett ; Leonard Rutherford	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist

(Results 176-200 of 226 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cobb, Will D.," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100290.

Cobb, Will D.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100290.

"Cobb, Will D.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.