Bill Darnell
Birth and Death Data: Born 1920, Died April 28, 1976
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-032956 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | Our love | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032957 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | You're so desirable | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032959 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | I never knew heaven could speak | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032960 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | Tears from my inkwell | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037666 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | Poor Loulie Jean | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037684 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | It's 'way past my dreaming time | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041719 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Let me dream | Bill Darnell ; Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-042774 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | I live again (Because I'm in love again) | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-042775 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | You're the greatest discovery (Since 1492) | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057745 | 10-in. | 11/26/1940 | Somebody stole my gal | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-057747 | 10-in. | 11/26/1940 | Till the lights of London shine again | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-058757 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | I could write a book | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-058759 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | Waterloo Bridge | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060617 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | Oh! Look at me now | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060618 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | Dolores | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060619 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | You're dangerous | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060620 | 10-in. | 2/4/1941 | You lucky people, you | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060958 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | My sister and I | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-060961 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | What has happened? | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-068435 | 10-in. | 11/27/1941 | A nickel to my name | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-068478 | 10-in. | 12/12/1941 | Sailboat in the sky | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-068480 | 10-in. | 12/12/1941 | Life would be a cake-walk with you | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-068481 | 10-in. | 12/12/1941 | The moment I laid eyes on you | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Decca | 62573 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | Love me or leave me | Edgar Hayes Quintet | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62575 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | So rare | Edgar Hayes Quintet | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62676 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Old King Cole | Edgar Hayes Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62677 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Shindig | Edgar Hayes Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62678 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Let's love | Edgar Hayes Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62679 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | I know now | Edgar Hayes Quintet | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62681 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Edgar Hayes Quintet | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62694 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | Tears in my heart | Frank Froeba Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62695 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | Miles apart | Frank Froeba Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62750 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Alabamy bound | Frank Froeba Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72659 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | I'm in a jam with baby | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 75078 | 7/18/1949 | So much | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75079 | 7/18/1949 | Sleepin' | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75080 | 7/18/1949 | Hoe cake, hominy and sassafras | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75081 | 7/18/1949 | Everybody loves my baby | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75614 | 12/21/1949 | Chattanooga shoe shine boy | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75615 | 12/21/1949 | Sugar foot rag | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75732 | 1/23/1950 | The cry of the wild goose | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75733 | 1/23/1950 | Trouble ain't nothin' but the blues | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75920 | 3/3/1950 | River of smoke | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75921 | 3/3/1950 | I had trouble with you before | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75922 | 3/3/1950 | Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75923 | 3/3/1950 | Mary, the prairie and I | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76174 | 4/20/1950 | Gone fishin' | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76175 | 4/20/1950 | Mississippi | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76662 | 7/19/1950 | Three little words | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76663 | 7/19/1950 | Pink champagne | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76664 | 7/19/1950 | Well, oh well | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80245 | 12/4/1950 | Possibilities | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80246 | 12/4/1950 | If you were there | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80247 | 12/4/1950 | Make me love you | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80314 | 1/5/1951 | Once there lived a fool | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80315 | 1/5/1951 | Lovesick blues | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80675 | 3/9/1951 | Put on your red silken stockings | Bill Darnell ; The Pinetoppers | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80676 | 3/9/1951 | And whose little girl are you | Bill Darnell ; The Pinetoppers | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81186 | 6/18/1951 | Alarm clock boogie | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81187 | 6/18/1951 | You blew out the flame | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81188 | 6/18/1951 | The Christmas ball | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81189 | 6/18/1951 | It ain't snowing outside | Bill Darnell ; Georgie Auld Orchestra | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82128 | 1/16/1952 | Lonely wine | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82129 | 1/16/1952 | The blacksmith blues | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82130 | 1/16/1952 | Alone and forsaken | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 82131 | 1/16/1952 | Salty dog rag | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83595 | 11/3/1952 | I miss you so | Bill Darnel (Darnell) | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83596 | 11/3/1952 | Why do I cry? | Bill Darnel (Darnell) | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83597 | 11/3/1952 | Come to me | Bill Darnel (Darnell) | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83598 | 11/3/1952 | Tonight, love | Bill Darnel (Darnell) | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83819 | 1/14/1953 | I played the fool | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83820 | 1/14/1953 | I don't know | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85386 | 10/16/1953 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85387 | 10/16/1953 | The game of love | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85388 | 10/16/1953 | Let me love you (Que te amo) | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85389 | 10/16/1953 | [Unknown title(s)] | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2150 | 6/25/1950 | Cincinnati dancing pig | Bill Darnell | vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2151 | 6/25/1950 | You can't get to heaven on roller skates | Bill Darnell | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Darnell, Bill," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352695.
Darnell, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/352695.
"Darnell, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Darnell, Bill, 1920-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91094799
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94639351
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