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 (Results 226-250 of 544 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 146556 | 10-in. | 6/19/1928 | Nameless blues | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146642 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Shim-me-sha-wabble | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 146763 | 10-in. | 7/21/1928 | Drowsy moonlight | Frank Wallace | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 146764 | 10-in. | 7/21/1928 | Swanee blue jay | Frank Wallace | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W146812 | 10-in. | 7/26/1928 | Syncopated yodelin' man | Roy Evans | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W146828 | 10-in. | 8/9/1928 | Ain't got nobody to grind my coffee | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | composer | |
Columbia | W146847 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W146893 | 10-in. | 8/24/1928 | Washwoman's blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W146942 | 10-in. | 9/4/1928 | Jazbo Dan and his yodelin' band | Roy Evans ; James P. Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W146986 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147108 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | Deck hand blues | Sonny Porter | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147307 | 10-in. | 10/26/1928 | Cold wave blues | Barbecue Bob | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W147320 | 10-in. | 10/27/1928 | Beggin' for love | Barbecue Bob | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W147321 | 10-in. | 10/27/1928 | Bad time blues | Barbecue Bob | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W147379 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | Miss meal cramp blues | Alec Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147397 | 10-in. | 12/7/1928 | Susianna | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 147456 | 10-in. | 11/13/1928 | My Tennessee mountain home | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147484 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Someone's teaching me how to forget | Roy Evans | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147666 | 10-in. | 12/27/1928 | Susianna | Lester Cortes ; Jerome Conrad Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147726 | 10-in. | 12/21/1928 | If you like me like I like you | Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147772 | 10-in. | 1/11/1929 | I want a good man (And I want him bad) | Viola McCoy | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147797 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147828 | 10-in. | 1/28/1929 | Susianna | Hotel Mark Hopkins Orchestra ; Anson Weeks | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147851 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Tell me when | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W147876 | 10-in. | 1/22/1929 | I want a good man (And I want him bad) | Blanche Krebs | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.
Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.
"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Spencer Williams
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LCNAR: Williams, Spencer, 1889-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80095908
Wikidata: Spencer Williams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1282480
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66654018
MusicBrainz: Spencer Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3fed4b6e-ecbf-432e-93f5-2ae4b49f2a1d
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