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 176-200 of 544 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W140432 | 10-in. | 3/14/1925 | Cheatin' blues | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W140459 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | My good for nuthin' man | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and harmonica | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W140460 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | Rock pile blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and harmonica | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W140489 | 10-in. | 4/1/1925 | Dangerous blues | Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer | |
Columbia | W140490 | 10-in. | 4/1/1925 | Suicide blues | Alabama Joe ; Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer | |
Columbia | W140491 | 10-in. | 4/2/1925 | Shipwrecked blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W140494 | 10-in. | 4/4/1925 | She's my Sheba, I'm her sheik | St. Louis Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W140495 | 10-in. | 4/4/1925 | Papa, de-da-da | St. Louis Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W140565 | 10-in. | 4/29/1925 | No one can love me (Like the way you do) | Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with saxophone and cornet | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W140858 | 10-in. | 8/19/1925 | I ain't got nobody | Bessie Smith and her Band | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, banjo, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W140889 | 10-in. | 9/1/1925 | Down old Georgia way | Bessie Smith ; Clara Smith | Female vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W141038 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Pig Alley stomp | Bob Fuller | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 141104 | 10-in. | 10/13/1925 | I'm "gonna" hang around my sugar | Original Indiana Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 141121 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | I ain't got nobody | Raderman's Roysterers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 141143 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Montmartre giggles | Three Monkey Chasers | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | W141154 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Get it fixed | Monette Moore | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W141155 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | I'm "gonna" hang around my sugar | Lanin's Red Heads | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 141309 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Give me just a little bit | Crooning Andy | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and banjo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141368 | 10-in. | 12/9/1925 | Papa de-da-da | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 141422 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Get it fixed | Dixie Stompers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 141526 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | I found a new baby | Dixie Stompers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W141542 | 10-in. | 1/22/1926 | I've found a new baby | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W141673 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | I've found a new baby | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W141690 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | I'm saving it all for you | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W141741 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Mama is waitin' for you | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed November 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.
Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.
"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: 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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