Billy Hays
Birth and Death Data: Born 1898
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, director, composer, vocalist, lyricist, leader
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-29294 | 10-in. | 1/16/1924 | Nine o'clock Sal | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-42067 | 10-in. | 3/6/1928 | Sweetheart Lane | Van Fleming ; Herman Kenin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-49417 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | Why? | Irv Casper ; Weymann Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-50885 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | Sittin' and whittlin' | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | director | |
| Victor | BVE-50886 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | Do you believe? | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
| Victor | BVE-51014 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | My sugar and me | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
| Victor | BVE-51015 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | Sweet Virginia rose | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, director | |
| Victor | BVE-51018 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | All by yourself in the moonlight | Billy Hayes Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | BVE-51019 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | I'm wild about horns on automobiles, that go ta-ta-ta-ta | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-51809 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Just in time | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, director | |
| Victor | BVE-51810 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | I've got to have a mamma now | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-51811 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | When Carolina smiles | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-51812 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Bay rum song | Billy Hays and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
| Columbia | 81560 | 10-in. | 2/14/1924 | Nine o'clock Sal | Silver Slipper Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 143987 | 10-in. | 4/19/1927 | What can I do? (To forget a girl like you) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144974 | 10-in. | 11/14/1927 | Just around the corner from an A & P | Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146788 | 10-in. | 7/24/1928 | Sweetheart Lane | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 146855 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Why (Do I love you like I do)? | Lou Gold Orchestra ; John Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148052 | 10-in. | 3/11/1929 | My sugar and me | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150626 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | Pretty face | Jerry Mason and his Californians [Lou Gold Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72287 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Nine o'clock Sal | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81917 | 10-in. | 12/5/1927 | Marianette | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400084 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | My Miami moon | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W400085 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | I'm always smiling | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400823 | 10-in. | 6/25/1928 | Sweetheart Lane | Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401055 | 10-in. | 8/3/1928 | Why? (Do I love you like I do) | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401248 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | Doin' the raccoon | Billy Hays' Cathay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W401249 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | I can't get enough of you | Billy Hays' Cathay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W401563 | 10-in. | 1/28/1929 | Pretty face | Billy Hays' Cathay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist, leader | |
| OKeh | W401564 | 10-in. | 1/28/1929 | All by yourself in the moonlight | Billy Hays' Cathay Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | leader, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | 12559-12561 | 10-in. | 2/19/1924 | Nine o’clock Sal | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 12592-12594 | 10-in. | 2/29/1924 | Nine o’clock Sal | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28406 | 10-in. | 9/20/1928 | Why (Do I love you like I do)? | Clevelanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E22610-E22612 | 10-in. | 4/23/1927 | Marianette | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27105-E27107 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | I’m always smiling | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27107) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27108-E27110 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | I’d love to go around with you | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27110) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E27136-E27138 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Sweetheart Lane | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27138) | composer | |
| Edison | 9346 | 10-in. | 1/25/1924 | Nine o'clock Sal | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18287 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | Sweetheart Lane | Victor Hall ; Variety Players | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hays, Billy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112097.
Hays, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112097.
"Hays, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hays, Billy, 1898- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003033003
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