William Tracey
Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1883 (Brooklyn), Died September 5, 1957 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
Notes: Sometimes listed as Will Tracy.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 124 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-9709 | 10-in. | 12/14/1910 | Gee, but it's great to meet a friend from your home town | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12374 | 10-in. | 9/17/1912 | I'll be welcome in my home town | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12509 | 10-in. | 10/11/1912 | The funny bunny hug | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13640 | 10-in. | 7/25/1913 | I want a man like dad (A sweetheart just like mother had) | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13961 | 10-in. | 10/15/1913 | When they christened brother Johnson's child | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14998 | 10-in. | 6/24/1914 | Everything reminds me of that old sweetheart of mine | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Will Oakland | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15042 | 10-in. | 7/6/1914 | In the town where I was born | Billy Murray ; Will Oakland | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15145 | 10-in. | 8/25/1914 | You're always welcome at our house | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15215 | 10-in. | 9/24/1914 | You're always welcome at our house | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-16934 | 10-in. | 12/24/1915 | Give a little credit to your Dad | Thomas A. Weir | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17042 | 10-in. | 1/20/1916 | Give a little credit to your Dad | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17046 | 10-in. | 1/21/1916 | Lazy Mary, will you get up | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17426 | 10-in. | 4/3/1916 | Oh, Joe, with your fiddle and bow, you stole my heart away | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17598 | 10-in. | 5/3/1916 | In the beautiful seaside air | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18830 | 10-in. | 12/11/1916 | Naughty! Naughty! Naughty! | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22496 | 10-in. | 1/2/1919 | He's had no lovin' for a long, long time | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22801 | 10-in. | 4/23/1919 | Mammy o' mine | Adele Rowland | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23066 | 10-in. | 7/14/1919 | Dixie is Dixie once more | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23434 | 10-in. | 10/28/1919 | Wonderful pal | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin duet and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-24157 | 10-in. | 6/9/1920 | My Dixie rosary | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-24195 | 10-in. | 7/2/1920 | Lonesome alimony blues | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with bassoon and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-25314 | 10-in. | 5/23/1921 | Honey rose | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with oboe, bassoon, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26491 | 10-in. | 5/25/1922 | I certainly must be in love | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-35164 | 10-in. | 5/26/1926 | Down by the gas house (the werry woist part of the town) | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-35721 | 10-in. | 6/25/1926 | What! No spinach? | Irving Aaronson ; Commanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tracey, William," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.
Tracey, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.
"Tracey, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: William Tracey
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tracey, William, 1893-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006011841
Wikidata: William Tracey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q80766012
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12052966
MusicBrainz: William Tracey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1323c158-8dbc-42ac-8424-53ca3310f280
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