Billy Williams [1913-2001]

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, vocalist, composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-074757 10-in. 7/20/1942 (I'm headin' for the blue horizon) Where the mountains meet the sky Harvey Crawford ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-075545 10-in. 7/9/1942 (I'm headin' for the blue horizon) Where the mountains meet the sky Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble composer, vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0034 10-in. 1/7/1947 Remember me (when the candlelights are gleaming) Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0035 10-in. 1/7/1947 Green grass of Wyoming Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0036 10-in. 1/7/1947 My adobe hacienda Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0037 10-in. 1/7/1947 I ain't a-gonna leave my love no more Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0963 10-in. 6/12/1947 I've got a gal in Laramie Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0964 10-in. 6/12/1947 Throw a saddle on a star Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0965 10-in. 6/12/1947 Mary marry me Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor D7VB-0966 10-in. 6/12/1947 Roundup time for love Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Victor D7VB-2088 10-in. 11/18/1947 Texas belle Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-2091 10-in. 11/18/1947 Livin' western style Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Victor D7VB-3013 10-in. 12/26/1947 Time and again Russ Case Orchestra ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Decca 74730 1/28/1949 Hamp's boogie woogie No.2 Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74731 1/28/1949 Hamp's gumbo Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74732 1/28/1949 Beulah's sister's boogie Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74733 1/28/1949 Wee Albert Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74853 4/26/1949 What's happening baby? Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74854 4/26/1949 Drinking wine spo-dee-o-dee Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74897 5/10/1949 The hucklebuck Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 74898 5/10/1949 Baby, you're great Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 75636 12/29/1949 Rag mop Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 75637 12/29/1949 For you my love Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 75638 12/29/1949 Sky blue Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Decca 75664 1/5/1950 I've been a fool Lionel Hampton Orchestra instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
(Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Billy [1913-2001]," accessed June 8, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352632.

Williams, Billy [1913-2001]. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352632.

"Williams, Billy [1913-2001]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 8 June 2023.

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