Elsie McWilliams

Elsie McWilliams (nee Williamson, June 1, 1896 - December 30, 1985) was a songwriter who wrote for Jimmie Rodgers. McWilliams, even though she is only officially credited with writing twenty songs, actually wrote or co-wrote 39 songs for Rodgers. McWilliams was his most frequent collaborator. She was the first woman to make a career as a country music songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1896 (Harperville), Died December 30, 1985

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

Notes: Surname spelled MacWilliams on some Bluebird labels.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-41739	10-in.	2/14/1928	The sailor's plea	Jimmie Rodgers ; The Three Southerners	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45090	10-in.	6/12/1928	My old pal	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45091	10-in.	6/12/1928	Mississippi moon	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45094	10-in.	6/12/1928	You and my old guitar	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45095	10-in.	6/12/1928	Daddy and home	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45096	10-in.	6/12/1928	My little lady	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45097	10-in.	6/12/1928	I'm lonely and blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45098	10-in.	6/12/1928	Lullaby yodel	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45099	10-in.	6/12/1928	Never no mo' blues	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-47224	10-in.	10/22/1928	I'm lonely and blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55307	10-in.	8/8/1929	Everybody does it in Hawaii	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55308	10-in.	8/8/1929	Tuck away my lonesome blues	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55345	10-in.	8/12/1929	Home call	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (takes 4 and 5)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56454	10-in.	10/22/1929	Yodeling cowboy	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56455	10-in.	10/22/1929	My rough and rowdy ways	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56456	10-in.	10/22/1929	I've ranged, I've roamed and I've travelled	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56595	10-in.	11/25/1929	Nobody knows but me	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56607	10-in.	11/26/1929	Anniversary blue yodel	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56608	10-in.	11/26/1929	She was happy till she met you	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56619	10-in.	11/28/1929	That's why I'm blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-69413	10-in.	6/10/1931	The wonderful city	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	songwriter
Victor	BS-02952	10-in.	10/27/1936	The passing of Jimmie Rodgers	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	composer
Victor	BS-02953	10-in.	10/27/1936	The last thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	composer
Victor	BS-07474	10-in.	3/2/1937	My rainbow trail keeps winding on	Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	BS-07476	10-in.	3/2/1937	Since that black cat crossed my path	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with 2 guitars	composer
Columbia	148402	10-in.	5/2/1929	My old pal	Frank Knapp	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	148403	10-in.	5/2/1929	Daddy and home	Frank Knapp	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149689	10-in.	12/5/1929	Lullaby yodel	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	songwriter
Columbia	[W]149694	10-in.	12/6/1929	Daddy and home	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	[W]149752	10-in.	1/13/1930	Everybody does it in Hawaii	"Hobo" Jack Turner	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	[W]150065	10-in.	3/5/1930	My rough and rowdy ways	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	CO46356	10-in.	6/1/1951	My old pal	Lefty Frizzell	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO46358	10-in.	6/2/1951	Lullaby yodel	Lefty Frizzell	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO46360	10-in.	6/2/1951	My rough and rowdy ways	Lefty Frizzell	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
OKeh	W402291	10-in.	3/13/1929	Lullaby yodel	Morgan Denmon	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
OKeh	W403145	10-in.	10/16/1929	Lullaby yodel	Cotton Butterfield	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
OKeh	W403605	10-in.	1/10/1930	Everybody does it in Hawaii	Pete Wiggins	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar	lyricist
OKeh	W403867	10-in.	3/19/1930	My old home town girl	Bill Bruner	Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E36863	10-in.	6/17/1931	Yodeling cowboy	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin, guitar, and accordion	songwriter
Brunswick	DAL138	10-in.	9/23/1935	Never no more blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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