William Tracey
Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1883 (Brooklyn), Died September 5, 1957 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
Notes: Sometimes listed as Will Tracy.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 101-124 of 124 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | [OK cat 4150-A] | 10-in. | Jan.-June 1920 | My Dixie rosary | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 8157 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | I certainly must be in love | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 11735-11737 | 10-in. | 10/26/1923 | You better keep babying baby | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 12026-12028 | 10-in. | 12/4/1923 | Dancin’ Dan | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35252 | 10-in. | 11/30/1930 | Them there eyes | Grace Johnston | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35411 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | Them there eyes | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36276 | 10-in. | 3/5/1931 | Rocky Mountain Rose | Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3468-E3470 | 10-in. | 7/20/1926 | Out in the new mown hay | The Bostonians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19445-E19447 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | What! No spinach? | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19716-E19718 | 10-in. | 7/9/1926 | Out in the new mown hay | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 3476 | 10-in. | Dec. 1914 | It's too late now | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5151 | 10-in. | 11/16/1916 | Naughty! Naughty! Naughty! | Gladys Rice | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5832 | 10-in. | 10/4/1917 | The best things in life are free | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6558 | 10-in. | 1/9/1919 | Every day's a holiday in Dixie | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 6789 | 10-in. | 5/17/1919 | Dixie is Dixie once more | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7386 | 10-in. | 6/4/1920 | Lonesome alimony blues | Sidney Phillips | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7779 | 10-in. | 2/4/1921 | Aunt Jemima's jubilee | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8384 | 10-in. | 3/15/1922 | Atta baby | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8475 | 10-in. | 6/1/1922 | I certainly must be in love | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11078 | 10-in. | 6/30/1926 | Out in the new mown hay | Arthur Hall ; John Ryan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11704 | 10-in. | 5/17/1927 | That's the reason why I wish I was in Dixie | Four Aristocrats | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18059 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | I'm walkin' on air | Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18095 | 10-in. | 12/9/1927 | I'm walkin' on air | Happy Jack ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-1075 | 10-in. | 8/16/1929 | At twilight | J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tracey, William," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.
Tracey, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.
"Tracey, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: William Tracey
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tracey, William, 1893-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006011841
Wikidata: William Tracey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q80766012
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12052966
MusicBrainz: William Tracey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1323c158-8dbc-42ac-8424-53ca3310f280
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