Bill Gaither

William Arthur Gaither (April 21, 1910 – October 30, 1970), sometimes known as "Little Bill" Gaither or Leroy's Buddy, was an American blues guitarist and singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 21, 1910 (Kentucky), Died October 30, 1970 (Indianapolis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, string bass, composer, lyricist, baritone saxophone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-69422 10-in. 6/11/1931 Tennessee bound blues Bill Gaither Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-69423 10-in. 6/11/1931 Falling down blues Bill Gaither Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-96250 10-in. 11/1/1935 When I take my vacation in Harlem Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-96251 10-in. 11/1/1935 Drinkin' my blues away Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-96252 10-in. 11/1/1935 Dark and stormy night Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-96253 10-in. 11/1/1935 Good woman blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-96254 10-in. 11/1/1935 You missed a good man Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-96255 10-in. 11/1/1935 Waiting blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-064483 10-in. 6/26/1941 Brown and yellow woman blues Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) Male vocal solo, with washboard band composer  
Decca 61218 10-in. 8/20/1936 Cry on! Cry on! Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61219 10-in. 8/20/1936 Ease me down Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61220 10-in. 8/20/1936 Hard driving man Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61221 10-in. 8/20/1936 Must I keep on crying Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61222 10-in. 8/20/1936 Funny feelin' Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61223 10-in. 8/20/1936 Lady friend (Get yourself a job) Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61224 10-in. 8/20/1936 Letter writing Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61225 10-in. 8/20/1936 Upside down Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61226 10-in. 8/21/1936 New how long, how long Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61227 10-in. 8/21/1936 Honest confession Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61228 10-in. 8/21/1936 Christmas and no Santa Claus Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61229 10-in. 8/21/1936 Buggie bed Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61230 10-in. 8/21/1936 I'm gonna break 'em down-1 Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61231 10-in. 8/21/1936 Let's go muggin' Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61232 10-in. 8/21/1936 Stoney lonesome Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61233 10-in. 8/21/1936 Blue expression blues Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61234 10-in. 8/21/1936 Hand whippin' party Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61235 10-in. 8/21/1936 Santa Claus bring me a new woman Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61236 10-in. 8/21/1936 I'm gonna tear your kingdom down Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61237 10-in. 8/23/1936 Every goodbye ain't gone Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61238 10-in. 8/23/1936 True blue Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61239 10-in. 8/23/1936 Rockpile blues Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61240 10-in. 8/23/1936 Please baby Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61241 10-in. 8/23/1936 Green country gal (No more to say) Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61242 10-in. 8/23/1936 If I could speak my mind Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61243 10-in. 8/23/1936 The jive of mine Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61244 10-in. 8/23/1936 Past and gone Bumble Bee Slim instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 61245 10-in. 8/23/1936 You done showed your D.B.A Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62565 10-in. 8/27/1937 Blake Street blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62566 10-in. 8/27/1937 New evil hearted blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62567 10-in. 8/27/1937 Won't you tell me baby Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62568 10-in. 8/27/1937 Tired of sleeping by myself Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62569 10-in. 8/27/1937 Rocky mountain blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62570 10-in. 8/27/1937 It's a low down shame Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62571 10-in. 8/24/1937 In the wee wee hours Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 62572 10-in. 8/24/1937 Do like you want to do Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 65908 10-in. 6/29/1939 Sweet Mama Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65909 10-in. 6/29/1939 Noah's dove Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65910 10-in. 6/29/1939 Old fashioned woman Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65911 10-in. 6/29/1939 I got your water on Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65912 10-in. 6/29/1939 Too late, too late Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65913 10-in. 6/9/1939 New Rocky Mountain blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65914 10-in. 6/29/1939 Big time town woman Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65915 10-in. 6/29/1939 When my woman's lovin' someone else Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 65916 10-in. 6/29/1939 Racket blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90508 10-in. 12/15/1935 Naptown stomp Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90509 10-in. 12/15/1935 Leroy Carr's blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90510 10-in. 12/15/1935 Tired of that same stuff all the time Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90511 10-in. 12/15/1935 Pains in my heart Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90512 10-in. 12/15/1935 Georgia woman stomp Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90513 10-in. 12/15/1935 After the sun goes down Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90580 10-in. 1/29/1936 Naptown stomp Leroy's Buddy [Bill Gaither] vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90704 10-in. 5/4/1936 Pains in my heart Leroy's Buddy [Bill Gaither] vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90705 10-in. 5/4/1936 Strange woman Leroy's Buddy [Bill Gaither] vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90706 10-in. 5/4/1936 Which one I love the best Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90707 10-in. 5/4/1936 Pins and needles Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90708 10-in. 5/4/1936 Bad luck child Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90709 10-in. 5/4/1936 You done lost your swing Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90710 10-in. 5/4/1936 After the sun's gone down Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90933 10-in. 10/19/1936 Tired of that same stuff all the time Bill Gaither instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 90934 10-in. 10/19/1936 Curbstone blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90935 10-in. 10/19/1936 Morning dream Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90936 10-in. 10/19/1936 Tired of your line of jive Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90937 10-in. 10/20/1936 Too many women Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90938 10-in. 10/20/1936 Evil hearted me Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90939 10-in. 10/20/1936 Gravel in my bread Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90940 10-in. 10/20/1936 How long baby, how long? Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90941 10-in. 10/20/1936 L & N blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90942 10-in. 10/20/1936 'Bout the break of day Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90943 10-in. 10/21/1936 Who's been here since I been gone Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90944 10-in. 10/21/1936 You done showed your D.B.A. no.2 Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90945 10-in. 10/21/1936 Tee-Ninecy Mama (Little sweet Mama) Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 90946 10-in. 10/21/1936 Just the wrong man Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91190 10-in. 4/6/1937 Jiving man blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91191 10-in. 4/6/1937 You're a mean mistreater Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91192 10-in. 4/6/1937 Sunrise blues Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91193 10-in. 4/6/1937 Orneriest girl in town Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91194 10-in. 4/6/1937 'Leven light city Frank Busby instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91195 10-in. 4/6/1937 Prisoner bound Frank Busby instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91196 10-in. 4/6/1937 New bad luck child Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91197 10-in. 4/6/1937 New little pretty Mama Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91198 10-in. 4/6/1937 I'm wise to your sweet line of jive Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91199 10-in. 4/6/1937 I just keep on worrying Bill Gaither vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91763 10-in. 9/13/1939 Army bound blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91764 10-in. 9/13/1939 Sing Sing blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91765 10-in. 9/13/1939 Kentland blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91766 10-in. 9/13/1939 Lazy woman blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91767 10-in. 9/13/1939 See me grieve blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91768 10-in. 9/13/1939 Wintertime blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91769 10-in. 9/14/1939 Another big leg woman Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91770 10-in. 9/14/1939 Greyhound blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91771 10-in. 9/14/1939 Changing blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91772 10-in. 9/14/1939 Jungle man blues (Jungle jump) Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91773 10-in. 9/14/1939 Hard way to go Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91774 10-in. 9/14/1939 Two women blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91781 10-in. 9/14/1939 Little brown skin girl-1 Lee Brown instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91782 10-in. 9/14/1939 Lock and key blues-2 Lee Brown instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91783 10-in. 9/14/1939 Treated like a dog-2 Lee Brown instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91784 10-in. 9/14/1939 My driving wheel-2 Lee Brown instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 91846 10-in. 10/22/1939 New so much trouble Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91847 10-in. 10/22/1939 Mean devil blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91848 10-in. 10/22/1939 Stony lonesome graveyard Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91849 10-in. 10/22/1939 Cheatin' blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91850 10-in. 10/22/1939 Bloody eyed woman Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91851 10-in. 10/22/1939 Bachelor man blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91852 10-in. 10/22/1939 Evil yalla woman Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91853 10-in. 10/22/1939 It's too late now Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91854 10-in. 10/22/1939 Sweet woman blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91855 10-in. 10/22/1939 Triflin' woman blues Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91856 10-in. 10/22/1939 Rainy morning-1 Bill Gaither vocalist  
Decca 91857 10-in. 10/22/1939 Fairy tale blues Bill Gaither vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaither, Bill," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106673.

Gaither, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106673.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106673

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bill Gaither

Discogs: Bill Gaither

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gaither, Bill, 1910-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92099251

Wikidata: Bill Gaither - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862119

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12495648

MusicBrainz: Bill Gaither - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5012f091-a648-4449-b021-6f0a846ac754

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