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 201-225 of 543 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W141769	10-in.	3/5/1926	What's the matter now?	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W141770	10-in.	3/5/1926	I want ev'ry bit of it	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W141898	10-in.	3/31/1926	Levee blues	George W. Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W141927	10-in.	4/7/1926	When I get the devil in me	George W. Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W141928	10-in.	4/7/1926	West Virginia blues	George W. Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W142300	10-in.	6/15/1926	Ain't nothin' cookin' what you're smellin'	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	142513	10-in.	8/5/1926	Georgia grind	Georgia Strutters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142591	10-in.	9/3/1926	Charleston hound	Willie Jackson ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142696	10-in.	9/28/1926	Señorita mine	Clarence Williams Band ; Lucille Hegamin	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W142716	10-in.	10/2/1926	Country woman's blues	Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer")	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W142857	10-in.	10/22/1926	The Zulu blues	Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W143117	10-in.	11/8/1926	Tishamingo blues	Peg Leg Howell	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	lyricist, composer
Columbia	143291	10-in.	1/12/1927	I've got somebody now	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W144548	10-in.	8/19/1927	When I march in April with May	Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	144669	10-in.	9/14/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Arkansaw Travellers [Red Nichols Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W144952	10-in.	11/3/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W145799	10-in.	3/23/1928	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W145923	10-in.	3/27/1928	I ain't got nobody	Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio	Instrumental trio (Hawaiian)	composer
Columbia	W146050	10-in.	4/13/1928	Blind pig blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W146051	10-in.	4/13/1928	Waycross Georgia blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W146139	10-in.	4/19/1928	Careless love	Clarence Cronic	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W146174	10-in.	4/21/1928	Jacksonville blues	Nellie Florence	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W146180	10-in.	4/24/1928	Shake it down	Lillian Glinn	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W146508	10-in.	7/6/1928	Ain't got nobody to grind my coffee	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet	composer
Columbia	W146553	10-in.	6/18/1928	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Roy Evans	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 201-225 of 543 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Spencer," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

Williams, Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102863.

"Williams, Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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