Billy Taylor, Sr.
Birth and Death Data: Died 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 69523 | 10-in. | 7/17/1941 | Nobody in mind | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 69524 | 10-in. | 7/17/1941 | Somebody's got to go | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 69525 | 10-in. | 7/17/1941 | Ice man | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 69526 | 10-in. | 7/17/1941 | Chewed up grass | Joe Turner | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 72430 | 10-in. | 10/13/1944 | Fish market | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 72431 | 10-in. | 10/13/1944 | Twilight time | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 72432 | 10/13/1944 | St. Louis blues | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73274 | 1/11/1946 | Don't take everybody to be your friend | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73275 | 1/11/1946 | Tell the world to sing | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73276 | 1/11/1946 | How far from God | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73277 | 1/11/1946 | When I move to the sky | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73440 | 3/13/1946 | Big stuff (Prologue)-1 | Billie Holiday Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73914 | 5/15/1947 | Peg o' my heart | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73915 | 5/15/1947 | Yesterdays | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73925 | 5/27/1947 | Yesterdays | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73926 | 5/27/1947 | Peg o' my heart | Eddie Heywood Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74637 | 12/2/1948 | He watches me | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74638 | 12/2/1948 | He's all I need (The Lord is my shepherd De. 30084, De. 9-30084) | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74639 | 12/2/1948 | Florida storm | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74640 | 12/2/1948 | Gospel train-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74641 | 12/2/1948 | Down by the riverside | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74642 | 12/2/1948 | Little boy | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74643 | 12/2/1948 | My Lord's gonna move that wicked race | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74644 | 12/3/1948 | Hallelujah what a song | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74645 | 12/3/1948 | Behold His face | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74646 | 12/3/1948 | Ain't no room in church for liars | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74647 | 12/3/1948 | Cleanse me-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74648 | 12/3/1948 | Little boy how old are you-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74649 | 12/3/1948 | Going back to Jesus-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74786 | 3/2/1949 | Milk cow blues | Cozy Cole Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74787 | 3/2/1949 | Until I fell for you | Cozy Cole Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74788 | 3/2/1949 | The hucklebuck | Cozy Cole Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74789 | 3/2/1949 | Red light | Cozy Cole Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75038 | 7/7/1949 | Ninety nine and a half won't do | Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75039 | 7/7/1949 | Daniel in the lion's den | Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75040 | 7/7/1949 | The devil is trying to steal my joy | Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75041 | 7/7/1949 | Just look | Katie Bell Nubin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75046 | 7/7/1949 | Ain't nobody's business | Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75047 | 7/7/1949 | Bash street | Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75048 | 7/7/1949 | In the middle of the night | Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75049 | 7/7/1949 | Hold me baby | Sammy Price and his Rocking Rhythm | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75050 | 7/8/1949 | I thank you Jesus | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75051 | 7/8/1949 | I must have Jesus all the way | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75052 | 7/8/1949 | Out of the depths-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75053 | 7/8/1949 | Touch me Lord Jesus-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75259 | 9/14/1949 | Silent night, Holy night | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75260 | 9/14/1949 | White Christmas | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75261 | 9/14/1949 | He arose from the grave-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75262 | 9/14/1949 | Jesus | The Rosette Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75263 | 9/14/1949 | Jesus is all the world to me | The Rosette Gospel Singers | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75264 | 9/14/1949 | So high | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75550 | 11/30/1949 | Jesus loves me-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75551 | 11/30/1949 | Whispering hope-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75552 | 11/30/1949 | Jonah and the storm | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75553 | 11/30/1949 | In the garden | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75554 | 11/30/1949 | You can't hurry God | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75555 | 11/30/1949 | My home over there | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75556 | 11/30/1949 | Live the life | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75557 | 11/30/1949 | Seal of heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Alfred Miller | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75586 | 12/12/1949 | Pressing on the upward way | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75587 | 12/12/1949 | My body belongs to God | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75588 | 12/12/1949 | Were you there when they crucified my Lord?-1 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75589 | 12/12/1949 | Bells of St. Mary's-2 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76254 | 5/2/1950 | You gotta move | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76255 | 5/2/1950 | When I take my vacation in heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76256 | 5/2/1950 | The Lord blessed me-1 | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76257 | 5/2/1950 | Rock of ages | Vivian Cooper | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76258 | 5/2/1950 | I'm so glad | The Rosette | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76259 | 5/2/1950 | I'll be satisfied | The Rosette | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76260 | 5/2/1950 | Jesus remembers | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76261 | 5/2/1950 | Swing low sweet chariot | The Rosette | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76264 | 5/3/1950 | Run to Jesus everyone | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76265 | 5/3/1950 | Is everybody happy | Katie Bell Nubin | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76267 | 5/3/1950 | Lord, search my heart-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76268 | 5/3/1950 | I shall know Him | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76269 | 5/3/1950 | There's a highway to heaven | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76270 | 5/3/1950 | I'm bound for higher grounds | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76271 | 5/3/1950 | I was healed | Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81130 | 6/5/1951 | On the battlefield | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81131 | 6/5/1951 | I'll fly away | Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81132 | 6/5/1951 | Every day, every hour | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81133 | 6/5/1951 | My expectations | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Taylor, Billy, Sr.," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346359.
Taylor, Billy, Sr.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346359.
"Taylor, Billy, Sr.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Taylor, Billy, -1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009035954
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