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 (Results 176-185 of 185 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	6620	10-in.	2/13/1919	Mickey	Vernon Dalhart	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6812	10-in.	5/29/1919	The raggity man	Edward Meeker	Male vocal solo and female-male dialogue, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18210	10-in.	2/2/1928	Rose room	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players and Singers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Gramophone	ak18232e	10-in.	8/28/1914	British troops passing through Boulogne	Chorus [Gramophone Company] ; Gramophone Company Orchestra	Descriptive, with vocal chorus and orchestra	songwriter
Gramophone	ak18717e	10-in.	12/19/1914	They sang 'God save the King'	Murray Johnson [i.e., Stanley Kirkby]	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	songwriter
Leeds & Catlin	6252	10-in.	before Aug. 1905	In the shade of the old apple tree	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	6307	10-in.	before Aug. 1905	In the shade of the old apple tree	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	9594	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	I used to be afraid to go home in the dark	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 219-B]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Alabam'	Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL7207	10-in.	1/3/1940	If you were the only girl in the world	Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

(Results 176-185 of 185 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Harry," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

Williams, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.

"Williams, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.