Elsie McWilliams

Elsie McWilliams (nee Williamson, June 1, 1896 - December 30, 1985) was a songwriter who wrote for Jimmie Rodgers. McWilliams, even though she is only officially credited with writing twenty songs, actually wrote or co-wrote 39 songs for Rodgers. McWilliams was his most frequent collaborator. She was the first woman to make a career as a country music songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1896 (Harperville), Died December 30, 1985

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

Notes: Surname spelled MacWilliams on some Bluebird labels.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-41739	10-in.	2/14/1928	The sailor's plea	Jimmie Rodgers ; The Three Southerners	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45090	10-in.	6/12/1928	My old pal	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45091	10-in.	6/12/1928	Mississippi moon	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45094	10-in.	6/12/1928	You and my old guitar	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45095	10-in.	6/12/1928	Daddy and home	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45096	10-in.	6/12/1928	My little lady	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45097	10-in.	6/12/1928	I'm lonely and blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45098	10-in.	6/12/1928	Lullaby yodel	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45099	10-in.	6/12/1928	Never no mo' blues	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-47224	10-in.	10/22/1928	I'm lonely and blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55307	10-in.	8/8/1929	Everybody does it in Hawaii	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55308	10-in.	8/8/1929	Tuck away my lonesome blues	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Victor	BVE-55345	10-in.	8/12/1929	Home call	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (takes 4 and 5)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56454	10-in.	10/22/1929	Yodeling cowboy	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56455	10-in.	10/22/1929	My rough and rowdy ways	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56456	10-in.	10/22/1929	I've ranged, I've roamed and I've travelled	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56595	10-in.	11/25/1929	Nobody knows but me	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56607	10-in.	11/26/1929	Anniversary blue yodel	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56608	10-in.	11/26/1929	She was happy till she met you	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56619	10-in.	11/28/1929	That's why I'm blue	Jimmie Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	BVE-69413	10-in.	6/10/1931	The wonderful city	Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers	Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	songwriter
Victor	BS-02952	10-in.	10/27/1936	The passing of Jimmie Rodgers	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	composer
Victor	BS-02953	10-in.	10/27/1936	The last thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	composer
Victor	BS-07474	10-in.	3/2/1937	My rainbow trail keeps winding on	Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers	Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	BS-07476	10-in.	3/2/1937	Since that black cat crossed my path	Ernest Tubb	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with 2 guitars	composer

(Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

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