Harry Williams

Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 – May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922. One of his early hits, written in 1905 with Egbert Van Alstyne, is "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree". He also produced story ideas and directed silent movies with Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, according to Sennett's biography The King of Comedy. Williams joined The Lambs Club in 1908.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 23, 1879 (Faribault), Died May 15, 1922 (Oakland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, drums

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-978	10-in.	1/27/1904	Navajo	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	A-978	7-in.	1/27/1904	Navajo	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	C-1203	12-in.	4/12/1904	Good-bye, Fedora	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-1203	10-in.	4/12/1904	Good-bye, Fedora	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-1211	10-in.	4/13/1904	The gondolier	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-1211	12-in.	4/13/1904	The gondolier	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	A-1492	7-in.	6/20/1904	Tippecanoe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1492	10-in.	6/20/1904	Tippecanoe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1550	10-in.	7/1/1904	Seminole	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	A-1550	7-in.	7/1/1904	Seminole	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1551	10-in.	6/30/1904	If I were only you	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	A-1551	7-in.	7/1/1904	If I were only you	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1618	10-in.	7/18/1904	Navajo	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	A-1618	7-in.	7/18/1904	Navajo	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	A-1670	7-in.	9/6/1904	Back, back, back to Baltimore	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1670	10-in.	9/6/1904	Back, back, back to Baltimore	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-1753	10-in.	10/11/1904	Nellie mine	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2118	10-in.	1/6/1905	Tennessee	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2119	10-in.	1/6/1905	Ramblin' Sam	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2161	10-in.	1/18/1905	Birds of a feather flock together	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2307	10-in.	2/16/1905	The troubadour	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2449	10-in.	4/6/1905	On a summer night	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	B-2450	10-in.	4/6/1905	In the shade of the old apple tree	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-2459	12-in.	4/7/1905	In the shade of the old apple tree	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-2459	10-in.	4/7/1905	In the shade of the old apple tree	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Harry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

Williams, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

"Williams, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.