Billy James
Birth and Death Data: Born 1895, Died 1965
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-18316 | 10-in. | 8/31/1916 | Hello my sweetheart | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-19368 | 12-in. | 3/13/1917 | America, here's my boy | Victor Military Band | Band, with bells | composer | |
| Victor | B-28032 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Carolina mammy | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28149 | 10-in. | 6/25/1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake (and make yourself at home) | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-28179 | 10-in. | 7/11/1923 | Carolina mammy | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-28580 | 10-in. | 9/20/1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake (And make yourself at home) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33523 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra ; Joseph M. Knecht | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55352 | 10-in. | 8/12/1929 | I'm saving up coupons | Peg Moreland | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0238 | 10-in. | 3/2/1949 | I'm saving up coupons (to get one of those) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79920 | 10-in. | 6/30/1921 | Anticipatin' blues | Southern Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Columbia | 80674 | 10-in. | 11/15/1922 | Carolina mammy | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81041 | 10-in. | 5/29/1923 | Carolina mammy | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81087 | 10-in. | 6/16/1923 | Carolina mammy | Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81103 | 10-in. | 7/3/1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81111 | 10-in. | 7/5/1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140562 | 10-in. | 4/29/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140706 | 10-in. | 6/20/1925 | Are they pickin' on your baby | Georgians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71689 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake (And make yourself at home) | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71692 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Carolina mammy | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73084 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | Pickin' on your baby | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
| Brunswick | 11035-11037 | 10-in. | 7/6/1923 | Carolina mammy | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | composer | |
| Brunswick | 11112-11115 | 10-in. | 8/2/1923 | Cut yourself a piece of cake | Lyman’s California Ambassador Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E16899-E16901 | 10-in. | 11/14/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 982W-984W | 10-in. | 6/30/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | Palala’s Hawaiians | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1048W-1050W | 10-in. | 8/7/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | Palala’s Hawaiians | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "James, Billy," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113575.
James, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113575.
"James, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: James, Billy, 1895-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007058913
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