Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs "Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New Baby", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "Tishomingo Blues", and many others.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1889 (New Orleans), Died July 14, 1965 (Flushing)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, piano, percussion

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 544 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18192	10-in.	8/9/1916	I ain't got nobody much	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18319	10-in.	8/31/1916	Paradise blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-20363	12-in.	7/5/1917	I ain't got nobody	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-20484	10-in.	8/2/1917	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Harold Veo's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22336	10-in.	12/3/1918	Ringtail blues	All Star Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-25413	10-in.	5/25/1921	Royal Garden blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-26657	10-in.	6/29/1922	Struttin' at the strutter's ball	Zez Confrey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27197	10-in.	12/1/1922	That da-da strain	Ross Gorman ; Virginians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27519	10-in.	1/31/1923	Loose feet	Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27669	10-in.	3/22/1923	Snakes hips	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28025	10-in.	5/23/1923	You're always messin' 'round with my man	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-28219	10-in.	6/26/1923	'Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do	Tennessee Ten	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28297	10-in.	7/19/1923	Keep yourself together, sweet papa	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-28298	10-in.	7/19/1923	Cotton Belt blues	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-28299	10-in.	7/19/1923	Midnight blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-28433	10-in.	8/17/1923	Royal Garden blues	Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28437	10-in.	8/21/1923	Shim me sha wabble	Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band, with piano duet	composer
Victor	B-28516	10-in.	8/29/1923	Low-down papa	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-29191	10-in.	1/8/1924	West Indies blues	Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-30815	10-in.	9/12/1924	Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me)	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-31757	10-in.	1/22/1925	Everybody loves my baby	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	B-32050	10-in.	3/4/1925	Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me)	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	B-32110	10-in.	3/19/1925	I'm a good gal but I'm a thousand miles from home	Lloyd Finlay ; Lloyd Finlay Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-33180	10-in.	8/20/1925	Give me just a little bit (Of your love)	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-33181	10-in.	8/20/1925	You're in wrong with the right baby (So you'd better kiss yourself good-bye)	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 544 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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