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 26-50 of 544 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-36047	10-in.	8/17/1926	Georgia grind	Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-39064	10-in.	6/25/1927	I ain't got nobody	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BVE-40094	10-in.	12/1/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Fats Waller	Pipe organ solo	composer
Victor	BVE-40823	10-in.	11/7/1927	Who made you cry? (Sugar babe)	Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-46402	10-in.	7/12/1928	Shim-me-sha-wabble	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-48436	10-in.	12/6/1928	You oughter see my gal	Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-48884	10-in.	2/13/1929	Everybody loves my baby	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-48886	10-in.	2/14/1929	Have you ever felt that way?	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-49024	10-in.	12/28/1928	Susianna	Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-49923	10-in.	2/5/1929	Wednesday night waltz	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin, banjo, and guitar	composer
Victor	BVE-50517	10-in.	2/23/1929	Arkansas blues	The Mystery Orchestra [i.e., Mound City Blue Blowers]	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-51086	10-in.	4/8/1929	I found a new baby	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-51187	10-in.	4/18/1929	Magnolia blues	Six Scrambled Eggs	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-51188	10-in.	4/18/1929	Soft shoe shuffle	Six Scrambled Eggs	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-51207	10-in.	4/9/1929	It feels so good	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-51247	10-in.	4/23/1929	Wednesday night waltz	Walter Kolomoku’s Honoluluans	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BRC-53068	10-in.	4/29/1931	Moan, you moaners	Connie’s Inn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-56752	10-in.	10/4/1929	Blue Ridge sweetheart	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling	composer
Victor	BVE-57783	10-in.	12/16/1929	You don't understand	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet	composer
Victor	BVE-59122	10-in.	1/27/1930	My man o' war	Lizzie Miles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-59738	10-in.	4/7/1930	Chicken and the worm	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar	lyricist, vocalist, composer
Victor	BVE-59739	10-in.	4/7/1930	It's sweet like so	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar	lyricist, vocalist, composer
Victor	BVE-59740	10-in.	4/7/1930	Pattin' dat cat	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar	lyricist, vocalist, composer
Victor	BVE-59741	10-in.	4/7/1930	Tampa twirl	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar	lyricist, vocalist, composer
Victor	BVE-62178	10-in.	6/2/1930	Goose and gander	Teddy Bunn ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	composer, lyricist, vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 544 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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