Spencer Williams

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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 476-500 of 543 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E3367-E3369	10-in.	7/2/1926	Hock shop blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E4074-E4075	10-in.	11/12/1926	I've got somebody now	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E4380-E4381	10-in.	1/11/1927	Wayward roamer blues	Blind Richard Yates	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E4766-E4767	10-in.	3/25/1927	Country woman’s blues	Sis Quander	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E7180-E7181	10-in.	3/2/1928	I ain’t got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Dolly Kay	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E7212-E7213	10-in.	3/21/1928	Get it fixed	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with cornet, banjo, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E22043-E22045	10-in.	3/21/1927	I ain’t got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Bob Fuller	Clarinet solo, with guitar, piano, and vocal; without vocal (take E22045)	composer
Brunswick	E34642-E34643	10-in.	9/27/1930	Wednesday night waltz (Waltz)	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C1859	10-in.	4/3/1928	Arkansas blues (A down home chant)	Bessie Brown	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C1886	10-in.	4/6/1928	I’ve found a new baby	Chicago Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C2114	10-in.	7/24/1928	I ain’t got nobody	Stovepipe Johnson	Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano	composer
Brunswick	C2148	10-in.	7/26/1928	Devilish blues	Stovepipe Johnson	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C2149	10-in.	7/26/1928	Green grass	Stovepipe Johnson	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C2150	10-in.	7/26/1928	Squabble blues	Stovepipe Johnson	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C2151	10-in.	7/26/1928	Don’t let your mouth start nothing your head won’t stand	Stovepipe Johnson	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C4318	10-in.	9/8/1929	Have you ever felt that way?	Reuben Reeves ; River Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	C4414	10-in.	9/14/1929	Have you ever felt that way?	Kay Ronayne	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	C5911	10-in.	7/1/1930	Wonder	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	Ch75-Ch77	10-in.	2/23/1924	Arkansas blues	Mound City Blue Blowers	Jazz/dance trio	composer
Brunswick	C512-C513	10-in.	7/21/1926	Georgia grind	Edmonia Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C1148-C1151	10-in.	10/2/1927	I ain’t got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Hotel Gibson Orchestra ; Ray Miller	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1151)	composer
Brunswick	C1290-C1291	10-in.	10/12/1927	Royal Garden blues	Original Wolverines ; Richard Dick	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C1292-C1294	10-in.	10/12/1927	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Original Wolverines ; Richard Dick	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	M848	10-in.	11/23/1928	Mississippi woman blues	Thomas "Jaybird" Jones ; Keghouse	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	AL216-AL217	10-in.	2/11/1928	Wednesday night waltz	Kessinger Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	composer

(Results 476-500 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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