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.

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Recordings (Results 26-40 of 40 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-40 of 40 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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