William Russell

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, harmonica, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1920-04-21-01] Not documented 4/21/1920 [Unknown title(s)] William Russell Harmonica solo, with piano instrumentalist, harmonica  
Columbia 80953 10-in. 4/11/1923 Oh daddy blues Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano (takes 1-3); with clarinet, banjo, and piano (takes 4 and 5) songwriter  
OKeh S-71803 10-in. September 1923 Original Charleston strut Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71930 10-in. October 1923 Oh daddy! blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-72353 10-in. Feb. 1924 Nobody loves me but my mother Clarence Williams Orchestra ; Lawrence Lomax Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick DAL830 10-in. 6/15/1939 Oh baby blues (you won't have no mama at all) Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Russell, William," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208926.

Russell, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208926.

"Russell, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/208926

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