Walter Smith

Walter Smith (1885 – after 1915) was an English professional footballer who scored 30 goals in 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Bury and Birmingham. He played as an inside forward.

Smith was born in Bootle, Lancashire. After an unsuccessful trial with Liverpool in 1907, he played for Southend United and Chester before joining Bury in December 1911. Though his first season ended in relegation from the First Division, Smith stayed another two years, and over his career at Bury he scored at a rate better than one goal every three games. He joined fellow Second Division club Birmingham towards the end of the 1913–14 season. The club were looking for a creative player to supply chances for Andy Smith and Jack Hall, but Smith lost out in this role to England international Jimmy Windridge, whose second spell with Birmingham coincided with Smith's arrival. He went on to play for Altrincham during the First World War.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1st, 1885 (Bootle), Died March 31st, 1968

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, composer, songwriter, lyricist

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 68 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-031896 10-in. 2/8/1939 I promise you Three Reasons ; Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-031897 10-in. 2/8/1939 Little lad Three Reasons ; Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-031898 10-in. 2/8/1939 Penny serenade Three Reasons ; Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042616 10-in. 8/29/1939 Satan in satin Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042617 10-in. 8/29/1939 The last two weeks in July Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042618 10-in. 8/29/1939 Twilight interlude Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042619 10-in. 8/29/1939 Golden bantam Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042620 10-in. 8/29/1939 This is my song Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-042621 10-in. 8/29/1939 Siamese shuffle Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-051591 10-in. 7/1/1940 Orchids for remembrance Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-051592 10-in. 7/1/1940 Can't get Indiana off my mind Dick Todd Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-051593 10-in. 7/1/1940 My greatest mistake Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-051594 10-in. 7/1/1940 I'm waiting for ships that never come in Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trumpet  
Columbia 77509 10-in. 11/13/1917 L'il Liza Jane Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 77806 10-in. 5/2/1918 Mickey Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79797 10-in. 4/4/1921 Wandering home The Metropolitan Dance Players Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 49400 12-in. 5/6/1918 While the incense is burning Jockers Brothers Violin and piano duet composer  
Columbia W143427 10-in. 3/3/1927 Midnight moonlight Frank Ellis ; Eddie Magill ; St. Francis Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W143452 10-in. 2/9/1927 Don't sing aloha (When I go) The Columbians ; Johnny Marvin ; Ed Smalle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet songwriter  
OKeh 340 10-in. ca. Sept. 1918 While the incense is burning Joseph A. Phillips Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh o-8164 10-in. ca. Apr. 1921 Havana moon Harmonists ; Julius Lenzberg Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8233 10-in. 9/29/1921 Havana moon Rae Eleanor Ball ; Jessie Deppen Bell Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 9396 10-in. 2/29/1924 East Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11251 10-in. 10/16/1926 Don't sing aloha when I go Four Aristocrats Vocal and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Decca 67399 10-in. 3/26/1940 Believing Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 26-50 of 68 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Walter," accessed January 22, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108292.

Smith, Walter. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108292.

"Smith, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 22 January 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108292

External Sources

Wikipedia: Wally Smith (footballer, born 1885)

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smith, Walter, 1885-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2008027453

Wikidata: Wally Smith (footballer, born 1885) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7963492

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/38911021/

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