Plaza matrix 5760. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) / Gladys Murray

TitleSource
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) (Primary title)Plaza/ARC
Authors and ComposersNotes
Milton Ager (composer)
Jack Yellen (lyricist)
Composer information source: Plaza/ARC.
PersonnelNotes
Gladys Murray (vocalist)Listed on Domino 436 as Dolly Ransom.
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: Clarinet, cornet, banjo, and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Artist credits appear to be pseudonymous; none is known to have been an actual performer. Accompanying instrumental ensemble listed as Kansas Five.
Data originally compiled by the Record Research Associates through inspection of issued discs. Verified as indicated in sources. Data provided by Mainspring Press.
Source(s): Inspection by Bryant/Record Research Group (General source data).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
approximately 12/2/1924 New York, New York 1 Master Regal 9760 10-in.
approximately 12/2/1924 New York, New York 2 Master Banner 1464 10-in.

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Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) / Gladys Murray - Banner 1464 - Take 2 - approximately 12/2/1924
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approximately 12/2/1924 New York, New York 2 Master Regal 9760 10-in.
approximately 12/2/1924 New York, New York 2 Master Domino 0436 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Plaza matrix 5760. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) / Gladys Murray," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000488823/5760-Big_Bad_Bill_Is_Sweet_William_now.

Plaza matrix 5760. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) / Gladys Murray. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000488823/5760-Big_Bad_Bill_Is_Sweet_William_now.

"Plaza matrix 5760. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) / Gladys Murray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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