George Walker
George Walker (1872 or 1873 – 1911) was an American vaudevillian, actor, and producer. In 1893, in San Francisco, Walker at the age of 20 met Bert Williams, who was a year younger. The two young men became performing partners. Walker and Williams appeared in The Gold Bug (1895), Clorindy (1898), The Policy Player (1899), Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1903), Abyssinia (1906), and Bandanna Land (1907). Walker married dancer Ada Overton, who later also was a choreographer. The two men set up an agency, The Williams and Walker Company, to support African-American actors and other performers, create networking, and produce new works. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1873 (Lawrence), Died January 8, 1911
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, vocalist, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 1730 | 7-in. | 5/19/1897 | Miss Maria Johnson | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Berliner | 1964 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Why don’t you get a lady of your own | John Terrell | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Berliner | 011 | 7-in. | 4/8/1899 | I don’t like no cheap man | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Berliner | 0989 | 7-in. | 2/17/1900 | The medicine man | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Berliner | 01002 | 7-in. | 2/19/1900 | Why don't you get a lady of your own | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]647 | 7-in. | 2/2/1901 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]647 | 10-in. | 9/19/1902 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]741 | 7-in. | 4/26/1901 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]741 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]742 | 7-in. | 4/26/1901 | My fortune-telling man | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]742 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | My fortune-telling man | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]987 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | I don't like that face you wear | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]987 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | I don't like that face you wear | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]994 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | When it's all going out and nothing coming in | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]994 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | All going out and nothing coming in | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]995 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | Junie | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]995 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Junie | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]996 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | Good afternoon, Mr. Jenkins | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]996 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Good afternoon, Mr. Jenkins | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]997 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | Good morning, Carrie | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]997 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Good morning, Carrie | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]998 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | The ghost of a coon | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]998[a] | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]998 | 10-in. | 11/8/1901 | The ghost of a coon | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]998[a] | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]999 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | Her name's Miss Dinah Fair | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]999 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Her name's Miss Dinah Fair | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1085 | 7-in. | 11/8/1901 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1085 | 10-in. | 11/8/1901 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1086 | 7-in. | 10/11/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1086 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | My little Zulu babe | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1126 | 7-in. | 12/4/1901 | The fortune-telling man | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1126 | 10-in. | 12/4/1901 | The fortune-telling man | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1894 | 7-in. | 1/14/1903 | When it's all goin' out and nothin' comin' in | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1894 | 10-in. | 1/14/1903 | All goin' out and nothin' comin' in | Silas Leachman | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3069 | 10-in. | 2/2/1901 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3283 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | She is getting more like the white folks every day | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3284 | 10-in. | 4/26/1901 | The fortune-telling man | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3613 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Junie | George Walker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3615 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | The ghost of a coon | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3616 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | If you love your baby, make dem goo-goo eyes | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3618 | 10-in. | 10/11/1901 | Her name's Miss Dinah Fair | Williams and Walker | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | A-918 | 7-in. | 1/14/1904 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-918 | 10-in. | 1/14/1904 | She's getting more like the white folks every day | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-18920 | 10-in. | 12/21/1916 | The ghost of a coon | Leighton Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | C-27041 | 12-in. | 10/19/1922 | Bella the belle o' Dunoon | Harry Lauder | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1358 | 7-in. | ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 | When it's all going out and nothing coming in | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 1358 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | When it's all going out and nothing coming in | Bob Roberts | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 3410 | 10-in. | between January and June 1906 | Pretty Desdemone | George Walker ; Bert Williams | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 8878 | 10-in. | Jan. 1925 | Bella, the belle o' Dunoon | Bobbie Brollier | Male vocal solo, with band | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10787 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Bella, the belle o' Dunoon | Sandy MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Walker, George," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111237.
Walker, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111237.
"Walker, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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Wikipedia: George Walker
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LCNAR: Walker, George, 1873-1911 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98131072
Wikidata: George Walker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5545822
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/95366777
MusicBrainz: George Walker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5b90a452-48df-4029-b0aa-5f9d6dd341f2
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