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 326-350 of 544 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-72607	10-in.	June 1924	Wicked Monday morning blues	Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-72855	10-in.	Sept. 1924	I'd rather be blue than green	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-72913	10-in.	Oct. 1924	Arkansaw blues	Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with cornet and banjo	songwriter
OKeh	S-72959	10-in.	11/6/1924	Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me)	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	S-72998	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me)	The Goofus Five	Jazz/dance ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	S-73205	10-in.	3/4/1925	Papa de-da-da	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	S-73387	10-in.	6/1/1925	Papa de da da	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-73395	10-in.	6/3/1925	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with reed organ	composer
OKeh	73653	10-in.	Sept. 1925	I ain't got nobody	Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	73735	10-in.	Oct. 1925	I'm gonna hang around my sugar	Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	73838	10-in.	12/15/1925	Get it fixed	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
OKeh	73957	10-in.	Jan. 1926	I've found a new baby	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	73958	10-in.	Jan. 1926	I've found a new baby	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	74055	10-in.	Mar. 1926	Pensacola blues	Louise Vant	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	composer, lyricist
OKeh	74066	10-in.	3/24/1926	What's the matter now?	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	songwriter
OKeh	74067	10-in.	3/24/1926	I want every bit of it—I don't like it second hand	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	songwriter
OKeh	74072	10-in.	3/25/1926	Brother Ben	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	songwriter
OKeh	74073	10-in.	3/25/1926	The prisoner's blues	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	lyricist, composer
OKeh	74091	10-in.	4/7/1926	What's the matter now	Clarence Williams’ Stompers	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	74177	10-in.	6/18/1926	Stolen kisses (Are the sweetest)	George McClennon Jazz Devils	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	74206	10-in.	July 1926	Senorita mine	Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	74207	10-in.	July 1926	Charleston hound	Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	74338	10-in.	9/5/1926	Shipwrecked blues	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W80717	10-in.	4/11/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Miff Mole's Molers [Five Pennies] ; Ted Shapiro ; Sophie Tucker	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W80733	10-in.	4/14/1927	Arkansas blues	The Goofus Five	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer

(Results 326-350 of 544 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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