Pearlis Williams

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 62425 10-in. 7/20/1937 No need knockin' on the blind Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 62428 10-in. 7/20/1937 Chocolate to the bone Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90691 10-in. 4/18/1936 Oh! Red The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90692 10-in. 4/18/1936 Lake Providence blues The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90780 10-in. 7/2/1936 Live and die for you The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90781 10-in. 6/2/1936 New Oh Red! The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90782 10-in. 7/2/1936 What you gonna do? The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90783 10-in. 7/2/1936 She's gone again The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90912 10-in. 10/2/1936 Little girl The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90913 10-in. 10/2/1936 Southern blues The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90914 10-in. 10/2/1936 The garbage man The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90915 10-in. 10/2/1936 Weed smoker's dream (Why don't you do it now? De. 8650) The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90916 10-in. 10/2/1936 If you want to live The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90947 10-in. 10/22/1936 I feel like a millionaire The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90948 10-in. 10/22/1936 Bad luck man The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90949 10-in. 10/22/1936 My Daddy was a lovin' man The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90950 10-in. 10/22/1936 She's trickin' me The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90982 10-in. 11/13/1936 We're gonna pitch a boogie woogie The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90983 10-in. 11/13/1936 Hamfat swing The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90984 10-in. 11/13/1936 Who done it? The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90985 10-in. 11/13/1936 Growling dog The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91038 10-in. 12/12/1936 Keep it swingin' 'round and 'round The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91039 10-in. 12/12/1936 Ooh-wee babe The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91040 10-in. 12/12/1936 I don't want you loving me The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91041 10-in. 12/12/1936 She's a mellow mother for you The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91074 10-in. 1/14/1937 Hallelujah Joe ain't preachin' no more The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91075 10-in. 1/14/1937 What's my baby doin'? The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91076 10-in. 1/14/1937 It was red The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91123 10-in. 3/1/1937 I feel like going to town The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91124 10-in. 3/1/1937 I'm so glad The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91125 10-in. 3/1/1937 Jam jamboree (Jam sesh jam) The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 91126 10-in. 3/1/1937 Down in shady lane The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91130 10-in. 3/12/1937 The dirty dozens Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91131 10-in. 3/12/1937 She brings me down Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91132 10-in. 3/12/1937 Take it easy greasy Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91133 10-in. 3/12/1937 Wet it Frankie Half Pint Jaxon instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91200 10-in. 4/28/1937 I'm cuttin' out The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91201 10-in. 4/28/1937 Hoodooin' woman The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91202 10-in. 4/28/1937 I love that The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91203 10-in. 4/28/1937 My old lady blues The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91244 10-in. 5/12/1937 Baby won't you tear my clothes The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91245 10-in. 5/12/1937 You drink too much The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91268 10-in. 5/21/1937 I'm Alabama bound The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 91269 10-in. 5/21/1937 Empty bed blues The Harlem Hamfats instrumentalist, drums  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Pearlis," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351048.

Williams, Pearlis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351048.

"Williams, Pearlis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351048

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