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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
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  
(Results 226-250 of 544 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863

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