Billy Golden
William B. Shires (June 9, 1858 – January 29, 1926), who performed and recorded as Billy Golden, was an American blackface comic, and singer who was a popular recording artist between the 1890s and the 1910s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1858 (Cincinnati), Died January 29, 1926
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author, performer, composer, whistling, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 253 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 78416 | 10-in. | 5/3/1919 | Back home on the farm | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78417 | 10-in. | 5/3/1919 | The colored doctors | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78603 | 10-in. | 7/28/1919 | Darkey's oration on women | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78604 | 10-in. | 7/28/1919 | The hospital patient | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78729 | 10-in. | 10/10/1919 | A matrimonial mix-up | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78731 | 10-in. | 10/10/1919 | The bell boys | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 79186 | 10-in. | 5/19/1920 | The last will of John Barleycorn | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 79187 | 10-in. | 5/19/1920 | Who stole the chickens? | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 79574 | 10-in. | 12/14/1920 | The mocking bird | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 79642 | 10-in. | 1/18/1921 | Turkey in the straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 30041 | 12-in. | 10/6/1906 | Turkey in the straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 30183 | 12-in. | 10/26/1908 | Shipmates | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Dialogue, with piano | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 30405 | 12-in. | 3/26/1910 | My uncle's farm | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 30406 | 12-in. | 3/26/1910 | Darkies' schooldays | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 30850 | 12-in. | 9/18/1911 | Working on the farm | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 36848 | 12-in. | 12/23/1913 | Unlucky Mose | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 36849 | 12-in. | 12/23/1913 | Clammy green | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 36982 | 12-in. | 5/26/1914 | I'se gwine back to Arkansaw | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 37148 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Insect powder agent | Billy Golden ; Jim Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 37418 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1915 | The curio seekers | Billy Golden ; Jim Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 37454 | 12-in. | 10/29/1915 | A coon's attempted suicide | Billy Golden ; Jim Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 48658 | 12-in. | 3/25/1916 | A love sick coon | Billy Golden ; Jim Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| OKeh | 163 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | Scheme to enter heaven | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| OKeh | 164 | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | The colored recruit | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | 403 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | She's mine, mine, mine | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Golden, Billy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
Golden, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
"Golden, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Golden, Billy, 1858-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92055502
Wikidata: Billy Golden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16030845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876592
MusicBrainz: Billy Golden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6977794-32cc-4ad8-82ff-b2a4520a6feb
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