George W. Williams
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer
Notes: Also listed as George Williams.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 81157 | 10-in. | 8/2/1923 | Satisfied blues | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81158 | 10-in. | 8/2/1923 | Double crossin' daddy | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81292 | 10-in. | 10/25/1923 | You need some loving | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81293 | 10-in. | 10/25/1923 | Wish I had you (and I'm gonna get you blues) | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81341 | 10-in. | 11/9/1923 | You can't do what my last man did | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81342 | 10-in. | 11/9/1923 | If Mamma quits Papa, what will Papa do | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81347 | 10-in. | 11/10/1923 | He's never gonna throw me down | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81348 | 10-in. | 11/10/1923 | Papa don't you mean your mamma no good | Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81351 | 10-in. | 11/14/1923 | A woman get's tired of one man all of the time | Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81352 | 10-in. | 11/14/1923 | The gal ain't born who can treat me like you do | Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81353 | 10-in. | 11/14/1923 | I'm goin' out tonight and strut my stuff | Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81538 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | You ain't quittin' me without two weeks notice | Alexander Brown ; Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81539 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | I won't stand no leaving now | Alexander Brown ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81540 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | It takes a brownskin man to make a high yellow blue | Alexander Brown ; Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81543 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | He's never gonna throw me down | Alexander Brown ; Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81847 | 10-in. | 6/27/1924 | No second handed lovin' for mine | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with cornet and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81848 | 10-in. | 6/27/1924 | If you hit my dog I'll kick your cat | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with cornet and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81854 | 10-in. | 6/30/1924 | Hard headed gal | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81855 | 10-in. | 6/30/1924 | I'm tired of begging you to treat me right | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone and piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81887 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | I can do what you do | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81888 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | When I get the devil in me | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with cornet and piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81889 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | Chain gang blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81890 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | My right man | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 81917 | 10-in. | 8/15/1924 | When you go huntin', I'm goin' fishin' | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 140396 | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | Will you love me while you're gone? | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with clarinet and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140405 | 10-in. | 2/28/1925 | Scat! Mister Sweetback | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140406 | 10-in. | 2/28/1925 | Bald-headed mamma blues | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140429 | 10-in. | 3/13/1925 | She's my Sheba, I'm her sheik | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140432 | 10-in. | 3/14/1925 | Cheatin' blues | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W140440 | 10-in. | 3/17/1925 | What makes Papa hate Mama so? | Lemuel Fowler ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140441 | 10-in. | 3/17/1925 | Oh! Dark gal | Lemuel Fowler ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141897 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Some baby—my gal | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141898 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Levee blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141902 | 10-in. | 4/2/1926 | You can't proposition me | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141903 | 10-in. | 4/2/1926 | Hit me but don't quit me | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141927 | 10-in. | 4/7/1926 | When I get the devil in me | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141928 | 10-in. | 4/7/1926 | West Virginia blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141932 | 10-in. | 4/8/1926 | Bootlegging daddy | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141933 | 10-in. | 4/8/1926 | Road house blues | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150445 | 10-in. | 5/20/1930 | It ain't a doggone thing but the blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W150446 | 10-in. | 5/20/1930 | Yodelin' the blues away | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, George W.," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211059.
Williams, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211059.
"Williams, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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