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 176-200 of 253 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 404 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | Good and bad | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-7099 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1919 | The bell boys | Billy Golden ; William Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-7100 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1919 | Back home on the farm | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-7678 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Turkey in the straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-7694 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Rabbit hash | Billy Golden | Monologue | speaker, author | |
| Brunswick | 347 | 10-in. | approximately late 1916 | Matrimonial difficulties | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Brunswick | 348 | 10-in. | approximately late 1916 | Curiosity hunters | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Brunswick | 550 | 10-in. | approximately early 1917 | Rabbit hash | Billy Golden | Monologue | author, speaker | |
| Brunswick | 5124 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Henry's attempt at suicide | Billy Golden ; Billy Heins | Comic dialogue | composer, speaker | |
| Brunswick | 5128 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Rabbit hash | Billy Golden | Comic monologue | author, speaker | |
| Brunswick | E3402-E3404 | 10-in. | 7/14/1926 | For my sweetheart | The Bostonians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Edison | 1040 | 10-in. | 5/23/1912 | The two poets | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 1202 | 10-in. | 8/19/1912 | Bear's oil | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 1206 | 10-in. | 8/20/1912 | Shipmates | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 1207 | 10-in. | 8/20/1912 | My uncle's farm | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 2729 | 10-in. | Jan. 1914 | The shipmates | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 2730 | 10-in. | Jan. 1914 | Bear's oil | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 2732 | 10-in. | Jan. 1914 | The two poets | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 2733 | 10-in. | Jan. 1914 | My uncle's farm | Golden & Hughes | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Edison | 3566 | 10-in. | 2/5/1915 | Insect powder agent | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Edison | 3944 | 10-in. | 7/7/1915 | The insect powder agent | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Edison | 3952 | 10-in. | 7/10/1915 | The relic hunters | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with male vocal solo, whistling, and banjo | speaker | |
| Edison | 4190 | 10-in. | 10/13/1915 | Henry Gibson's narrow escape | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with male vocal duet and banjo | speaker | |
| Edison | 4564 | 10-in. | 3/7/1916 | Matrimonial difficulties | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 4606 | 10-in. | 3/23/1916 | A love-sick coon | Golden and Marlowe | Comic scene | speaker |
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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