William Wirges
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, piano, leader, director, organ, session supervisor, conductor, composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 406 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E25606-E25607 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | What’ll you do | Peggy English | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25608-E25609 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Mine—all mine | Peggy English | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25626-E25628 | 10-in. | 12/15/1927 | Dear, on a night like this | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25628) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E25629-E25631 | 10-in. | 12/15/1927 | On the Vagabond Trail | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25631) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E25741-E25743 | 10-in. | 12/22/1927 | Without you, sweetheart | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25743) | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25804-E25805 | 10-in. | 12/29/1927 | The song is ended (But the melody lingers on) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
| Brunswick | E25806-E25807 | 10-in. | 12/29/1927 | Charmaine | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
| Brunswick | E25826-E25828 | 10-in. | 1/3/1928 | Linger Longer Lane | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (E25828) | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25829-E25831 | 10-in. | 1/3/1928 | A kiss before the dawn | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E25831) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | XE25832-XE25833 | 12-in. | 1/3/1928 | Song of safari | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
| Brunswick | E25919-E25921 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | On the Vagabond Trail | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25922-E25924 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | Dear, on a night like this | William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E25975-E25977 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | My Ohio home | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with 2 violins, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E26010-E26011 | 10-in. | 1/13/1928 | Four walls | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E26012-E26014 | 10-in. | 1/13/1928 | Golden Gate | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E26019-E26020 | 10-in. | 1/14/1928 | Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E26021-E26022 | 10-in. | 1/14/1928 | (I scream—you scream—we all scream for) Ice cream | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E26219-E26220 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | There ain’ t no sweet man that’s worth the salt of my tears | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | E26221-E26222 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | The way he loves is just too bad | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
| Brunswick | E26237-E26239 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Say so! | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26239) | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E26240-E26242 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Oh gee! Oh joy! | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26242) | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E26243-E26245 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | In the sing-song sycamore tree | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26245) | director, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E26246-E26248 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Four walls | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26248) | director | |
| Brunswick | E26326-E26327 | 10-in. | 1/31/1928 | One more night | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E26328-E26329 | 10-in. | 1/31/1928 | There must be a silver lining | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wirges, William," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100461.
Wirges, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100461.
"Wirges, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Wirges, William, 1894-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001121710
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