Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs "Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New Baby", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "Tishomingo Blues", and many others.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1889 (New Orleans), Died July 14, 1965 (Flushing)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, piano, percussion

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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 543 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W81004	10-in.	6/10/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet and saxophone, with guitar and piano	composer
OKeh	W81385	10-in.	9/22/1927	My Tennessee mountain home	Vance’s Tennessee Breakdowners	Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet	songwriter
OKeh	W81519	10-in.	10/5/1927	Royal Garden blues	Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W81864	10-in.	11/25/1927	Yama Yama blues	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Four	Jazz/dance quartet	composer
OKeh	W81868	10-in.	11/26/1927	Chittlin' rag blues	Sylvester Weaver	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81872	10-in.	11/26/1927	Cross-eyed blues	Helen Humes	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81873	10-in.	11/26/1927	Garlic blues	Helen Humes	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81875	10-in.	11/27/1927	Railroad porter blues	Sylvester Weaver	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer
OKeh	W81878	10-in.	11/27/1927	Devil blues	Sylvester Weaver	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81880	10-in.	11/27/1927	Alligator blues	Helen Humes	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81881	10-in.	11/27/1927	Nappy headed blues	Helen Humes	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81882	10-in.	11/27/1927	Race horse blues	Helen Humes	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81899	10-in.	11/30/1927	Toad frog blues	Walter Beasley	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400702	10-in.	5/23/1928	Shake it down	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Five	Jazz/dance quintet	composer
OKeh	W400777	10-in.	6/11/1928	Lame duck blues	Three Blues Chasers	Jazz/dance trio	composer
OKeh	W400779	10-in.	6/11/1928	Mississippi woman blues	Clint Jones	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	lyricist, composer
OKeh	W400780	10-in.	6/11/1928	Blue Valley blues	Clint Jones	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400782	10-in.	6/12/1928	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Dan Fitch ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer
OKeh	W400850	10-in.	7/6/1928	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W400861	10-in.	7/11/1928	Drowsy moonlight	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400862	10-in.	7/11/1928	Swanee blue jay	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400959	10-in.	6/27/1928	Fast fadin' papa	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400960	10-in.	6/27/1928	Fireworks	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	composer
OKeh	W400961	10-in.	6/27/1928	Skip the gutter	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	composer
OKeh	W400976	10-in.	6/30/1928	Watch your step	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist, composer

(Results 351-375 of 543 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

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