George W. Williams

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer

Notes: Also listed as George Williams.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-41 of 41 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-41 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, George W.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211059.

Williams, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211059.

"Williams, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/211059

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