Will H. Vodery

Will Vodery (October 8, 1885 – November 18, 1951) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger, and one of the few black Americans of his time to make a name for himself as a composer on Broadway, working largely for Florenz Ziegfeld. He had offices at the Gaiety Theatre office building in Times Square.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1884, Died November 18, 1951

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	C-15268	12-in.	10/13/1914	Carolina	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	D6VB-3129	10-in.	11/13/1946	The dark town poker club	Phil Harris Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	38576	10-in.	1/21/1913	I certainly was going some	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	39205	10-in.	2/4/1914	The Darktown Poker Club	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46944	10-in.	7/22/1916	The Lee family	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77933	10-in.	6/27/1918	Tishomingo blues	Yerkes Marimbaphone Band	Marimba band	composer
Columbia	78031	10-in.	8/29/1918	When I return	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	37025	12-in.	ca. 1914	Carolina	Prince's Band	Band	composer
OKeh	S-70499	10-in.	Feb. 1922	Jig walk	Sophie Tucker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	257W-259W	10-in.	1/23/1925	How come you do me like you do?	Tennessee Tooters	Jazz/dance band	arranger

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vodery, Will H.," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106664.

Vodery, Will H.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106664.

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