Billy Briggs
Birth and Death Data: Born 1919, Died 1994
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, composer, vocalist, lyricist, string bass
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E1VB-0450 | 10-in. | 3/4/1951 | Chew tobacco rag | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL298 | 10-in. | 6/13/1937 | Under the double eagle | The Hi-Flyers | String band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Brunswick | DAL361 | 10-in. | 10/14/1937 | Hi-flyer stomp | The Hi-Flyers | String band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Imperial | IF-268 | 10-in. | September 1951 | Freckle face - snaggle tooth gal | Billy Briggs | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Imperial | IF-281 | 10-in. | September 1951 | Chew tobacco rag no.2 | Billy Briggs | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Imperial | IF-283 | 10-in. | May 1951 | The sissy song | Billy Briggs | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Imperial | IF-284 | 10-in. | April 1951 | Alarm clock boogie | Billy Briggs | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Decca | 64524 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | There's evil in your chillun | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64525 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Visions of the past | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64526 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Mama Inez | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64527 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Am I blue | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64528 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Spanish cavalier | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64529 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Oh, Monah! | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64530 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | I'll always be in love with you | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64531 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | My gal don't love me any more | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64532 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Following you around | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | ||
| Decca | 64533 | 10-in. | 9/16/1938 | Thinking of you | Sons of The West | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Briggs, Billy," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/305583.
Briggs, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/305583.
"Briggs, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Briggs, Billy, 1919-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009010226
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