Billy Smythe
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist
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= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-18339 | 10-in. | 9/8/1916 | Hesitation blues | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28861 | 10-in. | 11/1/1923 | Mean blues | David H. Silverman Orchestra ; Dave Silverman | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-64367 | 10-in. | 11/20/1930 | Just forget | Hoagy Carmichael ; Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-82740 | 10-in. | 3/31/1934 | Somebody painted my dream castle blue | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-82741 | 10-in. | 3/31/1934 | I'd rather be alone | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-101574 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | Hesitation blues | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 47289 | 10-in. | 1/11/1917 | All blues medley | Saxo Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78544 | 10-in. | 7/3/1919 | All blues medley | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 140123 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | The deacon told me I was good | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140125 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | You may be lonesome | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140274 | 10-in. | 1/21/1925 | Second hand love | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140390 | 10-in. | 2/25/1925 | Hesitation blues | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140734 | 10-in. | 6/29/1925 | Words of love | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141165 | 10-in. | 10/20/1925 | Mean blues | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141166 | 10-in. | 10/20/1925 | Just waiting for you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141167 | 10-in. | 10/20/1925 | Don't let me stand in your way | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141191 | 10-in. | 10/24/1925 | Little southern pal of mine | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141826 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Crying again | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141836 | 10-in. | 3/22/1926 | I don't want to forget | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 141893 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Don't let me stand in your way | Harvey Marburger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142834 | 10-in. | 10/18/1926 | If I get a sweetie now | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W142841 | 10-in. | 10/19/1926 | Things that remind me of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 143158 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | I don't want to forget | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144089 | 10-in. | 5/4/1927 | What a wonderful night this would be | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W146184 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Hesitation blues | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W149648 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Just forget | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149649 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Tonight | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano and drums | composer | |
| Columbia | W151272 | 10-in. | 2/4/1931 | Something reminds me of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70442 | 10-in. | 2/2/1922 | 8 rock blues | Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71431 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Come home papa blues | Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-71432 | 10-in. | April 1923 | It takes a long time to get 'em but you can lose 'em overnight | Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-71641 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Hesitation blues | Sara Martin ; Thomas Morris ; Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal duet, with cornet and piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71701 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Mistreated mama blues | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71702 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Runnin' 'round with the blues | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72060 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Mean blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81821 | 10-in. | 11/14/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81834 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Things that remind me of you | Frank Salt | Male vocal solo, with banjo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E7261 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Just forget | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E22873-E22875 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1896 | 10-in. | 4/27/1928 | Hesitation blues | Reaves White County Ramblers ; Loyd Reaves | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2572 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C2896 | 10-in. | 1/31/1929 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C6497 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | Just forget | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | MEM804 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Hesitation blues | Jim Jackson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6621 | 10-in. | 2/14/1919 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smythe, Billy," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113643.
Smythe, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113643.
"Smythe, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Smythe, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007089549
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