Harry Williams

Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 – May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922. One of his early hits, written in 1905 with Egbert Van Alstyne, is "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree". He also produced story ideas and directed silent movies with Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, according to Sennett's biography The King of Comedy. Williams joined The Lambs Club in 1908.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 23, 1879 (Faribault), Died May 15, 1922 (Oakland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, drums

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W141064	10-in.	9/30/1925	Won't you come over to my house?	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W142407	10-in.	7/8/1926	Won't you come over to my house	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145050	10-in.	10/31/1927	It's a long way to Tipperary	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	W145090	10-in.	11/3/1927	In the shade of the old apple tree	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	W146493	10-in.	6/28/1928	Rose room	Garden Dancing Palace Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W149452	10-in.	10/28/1929	Rose room	Vic Meyers' Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150164	10-in.	4/2/1930	Don't forget to drop a line to Mother	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	28490	10-in.	approximately 1913	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Stanley Kirkby	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	363	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1918	Mickey	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	9852	10-in.	11/1/1926	Long way to Tipperary	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W80352	10-in.	1/28/1927	Long way to Tipperary	Frank Hutchison	Guitar and harmonica	songwriter
OKeh	W81157	10-in.	7/9/1927	In the shade of the old apple tree	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	lyricist
OKeh	W402329	10-in.	3/15/1929	In the shade of the old apple tree	Harmony Boys ; Elmer McMichen	String band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E21782	10-in.	3/8/1927	It’s a long, long way to Tipperary	McClung Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E27650	10-in.	6/6/1928	In the shade of the old apple tree	Richard Brooks ; Rueben Puckett	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E31485	10-in.	11/25/1929	In the shade of the old apple tree	Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with guitar and 2 violins	lyricist
Brunswick	E37436	10-in.	12/1/1931	Slow and easy	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E4989-E4990	10-in.	5/10/1927	In the shade of the old apple tree	Uncle Dave Macon	Male vocal solo, with banjo	lyricist
Brunswick	E21780-E21781	10-in.	3/7/1927	It’s a long, long way to Tipperary	McClung Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E25726-E25727	10-in.	12/22/1927	Won’t you come over to my house	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE47	10-in.	January 1928	Rose room	Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra ; Lucas Brothers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	KC603	10-in.	Nov. 1929	Won’t you come over to my house	Julia Lee	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Edison	3148	10-in.	July 1914	Let by-gones be by-gones	Vernon Archibald ; Helen Clark	Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3300	10-in.	9/16/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Albert Farrington	Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	4281	10-in.	11/17/1915	In Monterey	Burton Lenihan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 151-175 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Harry," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

Williams, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

"Williams, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.