William Wirges
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, piano, leader, director, organ, session supervisor, conductor, composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 406 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5AB-0182 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | A hundred years from now | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Victor | D5AB-0183 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Hirohito's letter to Hitler | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Victor | D5AB-0184 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Hitler's last letter to Hirohito | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Victor | D5AB-0185 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Why I'm in the shape I'm in | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Victor | D5AB-0186 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | The charms of the city ain't for me | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Victor | D6VB-2051 | 10-in. | 4/24/1946 | Chiquita banana | Buddy Cole Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140526 | 10-in. | 4/14/1925 | Lonesome | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with piano and banjo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140527 | 10-in. | 4/14/1925 | Lenore | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with piano and banjo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140704 | 10-in. | 6/19/1925 | Ukulele lady | Harry Reser | Banjo solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140705 | 10-in. | 6/19/1925 | Heebe jeebes | Harry Reser | Banjo solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W142596 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 143263 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | The Dixie vagabond | The Harmonizers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 143264 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | Sunday | The Harmonizers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 144111 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | I'm gonna meet my sweetie now | The Harmonizers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 144112 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | A lane in Spain | The Harmonizers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144137 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Oh how I love my boatman | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144196 | 10-in. | 5/23/1927 | Russian lullaby | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W144197 | 10-in. | 5/23/1927 | The far-away bells | Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 144244 | 10-in. | 5/31/1927 | Like an angel you flew into everyone's heart | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 144245 | 10-in. | 5/31/1927 | Gorgeous | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | CO20286 | 10-in. | approximately 1936 | Pennies from heaven | Hildegarde ; William Wirges | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Columbia | CO20288 | 10-in. | approximately 1936 | For sentimental reasons | Hildegarde ; William Wirges | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director | |
| Columbia | CO36398 | 10-in. | 6/7/1946 | Chiquita banana | Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | CO40548 | 10-in. | 3/22/1949 | Thank you Lord | 101 Ranch Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73960 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Sweet child (I'm wild about you) | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wirges, William," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100461.
Wirges, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100461.
"Wirges, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wirges, William, 1894-1971 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001121710
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