Bill Samuels

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0041 10-in. 1/8/1947 Port wine blues Ruby Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Mercury 109 10-in. 1945 I cover the water-front Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 110 10-in. 1945 Jockey blues Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 137 10-in. 1945 I'm coming home to stay Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 138 10-in. 1945 My bicycle Tillie Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 139 10-in. 1945 One hundred years from today Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 198 10-in. 12/15/1945 That chick's too young to fry Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 342 10-in. 12/31/1946 Port wine Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 343 10-in. 1946 Ghost of a chance Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 344 10-in. 1946 I'm falling for you Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 345 10-in. 1946 I surrender dear Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Mercury 890 10-in. 7/16/1947 When I closed my eyes Ram Ramirez Orchestra ; Bill Samuels songwriter, vocalist  
Mercury 891 10-in. 7/16/1947 Where's my baby Ram Ramirez Orchestra ; Bill Samuels vocalist, songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Samuels, Bill," accessed December 15, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359241.

Samuels, Bill. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 15, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359241.

"Samuels, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 15 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359241

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