Will D. Cobb
William Denight Cobb (July 5, 1876 – January 20, 1930) was an American lyricist and composer. He and a partner, Ren Shields, produced several popular musicals and musical comedies in the early 20th century. Cobb also had a long-run collaboration with Gus Edwards. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1876, Died January 20, 1930
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 225 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-6230 | 10-in. | 5/26/1908 | Goodbye, little girl, goodbye | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6344 | 10-in. | 8/12/1908 | Sunbonnet Sue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6345 | 10-in. | 8/12/1908 | Sunbonnet Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6598 | 10-in. | 11/12/1908 | Take plenty of shoes | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6623 | 10-in. | 11/30/1908 | Gee, but you look awful good to me | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6914 | 10-in. | 3/20/1909 | Yip! I adee! I aye | Blanche Ring | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8020 | 10-in. | 6/4/1909 | Come take a swim in my ocean | Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-10156 | 10-in. | 4/6/1911 | Two dirty little hands | Lilian Homesley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11855 | 10-in. | 4/11/1912 | Since my Margaret become a suffragette | Maurice Burkhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12180 | 10-in. | 7/11/1912 | On a beautiful night with a beautiful girl | Heidelberg Quintette | Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13077 | 10-in. | 4/3/1913 | I'll get you | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13840 | 10-in. | 9/22/1913 | If a table at Rector's could talk | Nat M. Wills | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14312 | 10-in. | 1/13/1914 | The woman Thou gavest me | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14392 | 10-in. | 1/28/1914 | If they don't stop making them so beautiful | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14404 | 10-in. | 1/30/1914 | The woman Thou gavest me | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15294 | 10-in. | 10/21/1914 | Sunbeam Sal | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-16098 | 12-in. | 6/17/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 1 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-16098 | 12-in. | 1/13/1927 | Songs of the past, no. 1 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-16218 | 12-in. | 7/21/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 6 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18133 | 10-in. | 7/19/1916 | I lost my heart in Honolulu | Charles Harrison ; Herbert Stuart | Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18896 | 10-in. | 1/2/1917 | I never wanted anything so good so bad | Marie Cahill | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-18925 | 12-in. | 12/22/1916 | Songs of the past, no. 23 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19628 | 10-in. | 4/25/1917 | For you a rose | Edna Brown | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-20336 | 10-in. | 7/13/1917 | Laddie boy | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21435 | 10-in. | 1/30/1918 | That grand old gentleman (Uncle Sam) | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cobb, Will D.," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100290.
Cobb, Will D.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100290.
"Cobb, Will D.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Cobb, Will D., 1876-1930 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114941
Wikidata: Will D. Cobb - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8002773
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/33236994
MusicBrainz: Will D. Cobb - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/780765c5-2b85-4619-a479-fb8d2183592c
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