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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 543 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W402082	10-in.	8/7/1928	Wednesday night waltz	North Carolina Hawaiians	Instrumental trio (Hawaiian)	composer
OKeh	W402154	10-in.	12/4/1928	Basin Street blues	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal trio	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W402218	10-in.	12/12/1928	I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me	Earl Hines	Piano solo	composer
OKeh	W402222	10-in.	12/3/1928	I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly roll	Bud Freeman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W402393	10-in.	3/21/1929	Wednesday night waltz	Ainsley Hotel Orchestra ; Harry Pomar	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W402950	10-in.	9/12/1929	The blues singer (From Alabama)	Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W403045	10-in.	10/9/1929	You gotta give me some	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band	Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W403130	10-in.	10/15/1929	What's the matter now?	Monarch Jazz Quartet of Norfolk	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	songwriter
OKeh	W403264	10-in.	11/14/1929	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Monarch Jazz Quartet of Norfolk	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
OKeh	W403280	10-in.	11/19/1929	You don't understand	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band	Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403493	10-in.	12/10/1929	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403596	10-in.	1/8/1930	Once or twice	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
OKeh	W403597	10-in.	1/8/1930	Monkey and the baboon	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar, piano, and woodblocks	vocalist, composer, lyricist
OKeh	W403598	10-in.	1/8/1930	Wipe it off	Lonnie Johnson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal duet, with piano, guitar, and sandpaper	instrumentalist, percussion
OKeh	W403631	10-in.	1/15/1930	I've found a new baby	Clarence Williams Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W403711	10-in.	2/1/1930	What it takes to bring you back (Mama keeps it all the time)	Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood ; Sons of Harmony	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W403712	10-in.	2/1/1930	Better stop knockin' me aroun'	Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood ; Sons of Harmony	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W403750	10-in.	2/7/1930	Keep it to yourself	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, songwriter
OKeh	W404041	10-in.	5/24/1930	Bull frog and the toad	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer
OKeh	W404042	10-in.	5/24/1930	Monkey and the baboon	Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
OKeh	W404547	10-in.	11/11/1930	Papa de-da-da (A New Orleans stomp)	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
OKeh	W404549	10-in.	11/12/1930	I've found a new baby	Joe Venuti's Blue Four	Jazz/dance ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	W404573	10-in.	12/6/1930	Royal Garden blues	Casa Loma Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W404856	10-in.	2/19/1931	Papa de-da-da	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
OKeh	W490014	10-in.	12/10/1929	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 401-425 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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