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 101-125 of 544 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-030450 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Royal Garden blues | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-030451 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Everybody loves my baby | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-030452 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Ain't gonna give nobody none of my jelly-roll | Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036063 | 10-in. | 3/22/1939 | Basin Street blues | Gloria King | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037729 | 10-in. | 6/19/1939 | Royal Garden blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-038212 | 10-in. | 6/28/1939 | What a pretty miss | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038291 | 10-in. | 7/19/1939 | I've found a new baby | Bud Freeman ; Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041539 | 10-in. | 8/10/1939 | I found a new baby | Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043247 | 10-in. | 10/30/1939 | I've found a new baby | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045944 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Bullfrog and the toad | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-045948 | 10-in. | 1/17/1940 | Shim-me-sha-wabble | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-057083 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Everybody loves my baby | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057617 | 10-in. | 11/11/1940 | Basin Street blues | Barefooted Dixieland Philharmonics ; Henry Levine | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-063826 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jellyroll | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066128 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Careless love | The Dixieland Jazz Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Lena Horne ; Henry Levine | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071148 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | I found a new baby | Bill Mounce ; Sons of the South | String band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2131 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | Royal garden blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2194 | 10-in. | 10/17/1946 | Mahogany Hall stomp | Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-3282 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Basin Street blues | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0873 | 10-in. | 2/3/1949 | Wednesday night waltz | "Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1267 | 10-in. | 4/11/1949 | Careless love | Four Tunes | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-14-01] | Not documented | 4/14/1920 | Barcelona | Lada's Society Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-04-14-02] | Not documented | 4/14/1920 | Kune-jine | Lada's Society Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 47494 | 10-in. | 4/16/1917 | I ain't got nobody | George O'Connor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77725 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | I ain't got nobody much | Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
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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External Sources
Wikipedia: Spencer Williams
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Allmusic: Spencer Williams
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Linked Open Data Sources
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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