Billy Smythe
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 26-45 of 45 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149648 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Just forget | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149649 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Tonight | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | composer | |
| Columbia | W151272 | 10-in. | 2/4/1931 | Something reminds me of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70442 | 10-in. | 2/2/1922 | 8 rock blues | Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71431 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Come home papa blues | Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-71432 | 10-in. | April 1923 | It takes a long time to get 'em but you can lose 'em overnight | Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-71641 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Hesitation blues | Sara Martin ; Thomas Morris ; Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal duet, with cornet and piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71701 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Mistreated mama blues | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71702 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Runnin' 'round with the blues | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72060 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Mean blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81821 | 10-in. | 11/14/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81834 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Things that remind me of you | Frank Salt | Male vocal solo, with banjo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E7261 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just forget | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E22873-E22875 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1896 | 10-in. | 4/27/1928 | Hesitation blues | Reaves White County Ramblers ; Loyd Reaves | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2572 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C2896 | 10-in. | 1/31/1929 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C6497 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | Just forget | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | MEM804 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Hesitation blues | Jim Jackson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6621 | 10-in. | 2/14/1919 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smythe, Billy," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113643.
Smythe, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113643.
"Smythe, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Smythe, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007089549
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