Billy Golden
William B. Shires (June 9, 1858 – January 29, 1926), who performed and recorded as Billy Golden, was an American blackface comic, and singer who was a popular recording artist between the 1890s and the 1910s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1858 (Cincinnati), Died January 29, 1926
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author, performer, composer, whistling, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 253 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-17272 | 12-in. | 3/8/1916 | Matrimonial difficulties | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-17273 | 12-in. | 3/8/1916 | A love-sick darky | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-18124 | 12-in. | 7/17/1916 | The hospital patients | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Victor | C-18125 | 12-in. | 7/17/1916 | The liars' contest | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-18938 | 12-in. | 12/28/1916 | The darky waiters | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-18939 | 12-in. | 12/28/1916 | A darky's oration on women | Golden and Marlowe | Comic monologue[?], with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-19889 | 12-in. | 5/24/1917 | A trip to paradise | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-19890 | 12-in. | 5/24/1917 | The death of Towser | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | C-20646 | 12-in. | 9/7/1917 | In a bird store | Billy Golden ; Billy Heins | Comic dialogue, with bird imitations | performer, author | |
| Victor | C-20647 | 12-in. | 9/7/1917 | Up for sentence | Billy Golden ; Billy Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Victor | B-21929 | 10-in. | 5/22/1918 | The colored recruits | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | B-21930 | 10-in. | 5/22/1918 | Good and bad | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo or orchestra | speaker | |
| Victor | B-21999 | 10-in. | 6/24/1918 | The darktown editors | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Victor | B-22450 | 10-in. | 12/6/1918 | Would-be recruits | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with bugle, drum, and piccolo | speaker | |
| Victor | B-22451 | 10-in. | 12/6/1918 | Sniping 'possum | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Victor | B-22471 | 10-in. | 12/16/1918 | Stingy coon | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with orchestra | performer | |
| Victor | B-22472 | 10-in. | 12/16/1918 | The liars, or My uncle's farm | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet | performer, author | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-12-09-02] | Not documented | 12/9/1914 | The insect powder agent | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with banjo | performer | |
| Columbia | 648 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Alpine specialty | Spencer Trio | Male vocal trio, with yodeling and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 653 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | The mocking bird medley | Spencer Trio | Male vocal trio, with whistling | vocalist, whistling | |
| Columbia | 653 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | The mocking bird medley | Spencer Trio | Male vocal trio, with whistling | vocalist, whistling | |
| Columbia | 1101 | 7-in. | ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 | Turkey in the straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 1101 | 10-in. | ca. 1903 | Turkey in the straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 1102 | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | Bye-bye, ma honey, I'm gone | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 1102 | 10-in. | ca. 1903 | Bye-bye, ma honey, I'm gone | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Golden, Billy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
Golden, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
"Golden, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Golden, Billy, 1858-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92055502
Wikidata: Billy Golden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16030845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876592
MusicBrainz: Billy Golden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6977794-32cc-4ad8-82ff-b2a4520a6feb
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