Billy Heins
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1921
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author, banjo, performer, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-19889 | 12-in. | 5/24/1917 | A trip to paradise | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | instrumentalist, banjo, speaker | |
| Victor | C-19890 | 12-in. | 5/24/1917 | The death of Towser | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo | instrumentalist, 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 | instrumentalist, banjo, speaker | |
| Victor | B-21930 | 10-in. | 5/22/1918 | Good and bad | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with banjo or orchestra | speaker, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| 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, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| 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 | |
| Columbia | 77166 | 10-in. | 6/18/1917 | A trip to heaven | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 77167 | 10-in. | 6/18/1917 | Towser is dead | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 77363 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | In a bird store | Golden and Heins | Comic scene, with bird imitations | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 77364 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | Up for sentence | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 77655 | 10-in. | 1/31/1918 | The colored recruit | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with male vocal solo | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 78090 | 10-in. | 10/1/1918 | Sniping possum | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78177 | 10-in. | 11/18/1918 | Turkey in de straw | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 163 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | Scheme to enter heaven | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| OKeh | 164 | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | The colored recruit | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| OKeh | 403 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | She's mine, mine, mine | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | 404 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | Good and bad | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, composer | |
| Brunswick | 5124 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Henry's attempt at suicide | Billy Golden ; Billy Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 5650 | 10-in. | 6/28/1917 | Bill's dog Towser | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, male vocal solo, and male vocal duet | vocalist, speaker | |
| Edison | 5651 | 10-in. | 7/1/1917 | Bill's visit to St. Peter | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 5995 | 10-in. | between 2/1/1918 and 2/5/1918 | The colored recruits | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 6081 | 10-in. | Mar. 1918 | Good and bad | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 6315 | 10-in. | between 8/4/1918 and 8/12/1918 | Ambrose and Steve in court | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Edison | 6505 | 10-in. | 12/16/1918 | A coon 'possum hunt | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Edison | 8031 | 10-in. | 5/27/1921 | Aunt Phoebe's wedding day | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Zonophone | 2974 | 9-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Down on the Brandywine | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | 3224 | 9-in. | Before Oct. 1904 | Meet me in St. Louis, Louis | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | 3226 | 9-in. | Before Oct. 1904 | Hooray for a holiday | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5954] | 7-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Dis-pos-zes means move | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Ox cat 5954] | 7-in. | ca. 1904-1905 | Dis-pos-zes means move | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat C 5954] | 9-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Dis-pos-zes means move | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5955] | 7-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Down on the Brandywine | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Ox cat 5955] | 7-in. | ca. 1904-1905 | Down on the Brandywine | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5958] | 7-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Follow the merry crowd | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat C 5958] | 9-in. | Before Aug. 1904 | Follow the merry crowd | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5965] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1904 | Hooray for a holiday | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5972] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1904 | Meet me in St. Louis, Louis | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9044] | 7-in. | Before Nov. 1900 | Strike up the band, here comes a sailor | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9046] | 7-in. | Before Nov. 1900 | Oh, the Irish | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9049] | 7-in. | Before Nov. 1900 | I wouldn't leave my home if I were you | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9209] | 7-in. | Before Nov. 1900 | You can't keep a good man down | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9211] | 7-in. | ca. 1900-1901 | Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9212] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Lam, lam, lam | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9795] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Because the fortune teller told me | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9795] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Because the fortune teller told me | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9796] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Ma blushin' Rosie | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9796] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Ma blushin' Rosie | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9798] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | More work for the undertaker | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9798] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | More work for the undertaker | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9799] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | When Reuben comes to town | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9800] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | I am waiting here for Julia | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9800] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | I am waiting here for Julia | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9801] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Why don't the band play? | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat W9801] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Why don't the band play? | Billy Heins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heins, Billy," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106639.
Heins, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106639.
"Heins, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Heins, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92085338
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