Will Donaldson
Birth and Death Data: Born April 21, 1891 (New York City), Died December 16, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, piano, songwriter
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 134 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 140275 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Doo wacka doo | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 140292 | 10-in. | 1/29/1925 | Doo wacka doo | Wallace Butler's Hotel De Sota Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140337 | 10-in. | 2/10/1925 | Doo wacka doo | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140369 | 10-in. | 1/28/1925 | Swanee butterfly | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49928 | 12-in. | 1/27/1921 | Mello 'cello | The Metropolitan Dance Players | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 141630 | 10-in. | 2/16/1926 | What can I say after I say I'm sorry? | Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142289 | 10-in. | 6/10/1926 | Step on the blues | Phillips Carlin ; Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7537 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | Laughing vamp | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70368 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | Write and tell your mammy (I'm coming) | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70374 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | Tell her at twilight | Erdody's Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71615 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Oh! How she lied to me | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71703 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Oh! Sister, ain't that hot? | Billy Jones ; Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72718 | 10-in. | 7/31/1924 | Come back to me (When they throw you down) | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73025 | 10-in. | 12/16/1924 | Doo wacka doo | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7437-7438 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1922 | Tell her at twilight | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10890-10893 | 10-in. | 6/20/1923 | Oh! Sister, ain’t that hot! | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14333-14335 | 10-in. | 11/21/1924 | Doo wacka doo | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E3032-E3034 | 10-in. | 5/13/1926 | Kitty’s kisses | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3077-E3079 | 10-in. | 5/18/1926 | Kitty’s kisses | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2112 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | Oh, sister, ain’t that hot | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2266 | 10-in. | 8/23/1928 | Oh! Sister ain’t that hot! | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 306W-308W | 10-in. | 2/3/1925 | Doo wacka doo | Earl and Bell | Male vocal duet, with guitar | composer | |
| Edison | 4707 | 10-in. | 5/5/1916 | The chateau | Jaudas' Society Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 6900 | 10-in. | 8/5/1919 | Everybody's crazy over Dixie | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9094 | 10-in. | 7/25/1923 | Oh! Sister, ain't that hot! | Robert J. White | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Will," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111732.
Donaldson, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111732.
"Donaldson, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Donaldson, Will, 1891-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002026360
Wikidata: Will Donaldson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q29580376
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/75980677
MusicBrainz: Will Donaldson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79cc2132-6a5d-4761-9236-2b52f81e648e
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.