Billy Fowler

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone, leader, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W401760 10-in. 3/30/1929 Wonderful mammy Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W401761 10-in. 3/30/1929 My sportin' man Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W401762 10-in. 3/30/1929 The lure of the South Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W401763 10-in. 4/1/1929 The show must go on Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Exclusive EXC-1432 10-in. 12/31/1949 Waiter won't you wait on me Texas Jim Lewis ; Lone Star Cowboys songwriter  
Decca 1406 10-in. May 1923 Down-hearted blues Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  
Decca 1413 10-in. May 1923 Gulf Coast blues Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra instrumentalist, baritone saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fowler, Billy," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203358.

Fowler, Billy. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203358.

"Fowler, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203358

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