Will E. Skidmore
Birth and Death Data: Born Little Rock (seat of Pulaski County, and capital and largest city of Arkansas, United States), Died November 13, 1959 (El Paso (city in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-18722 | 10-in. | 11/20/1916 | Pray for the lights to go out | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23081 | 10-in. | 7/18/1919 | You can't get lovin' (Where there ain't any love) | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-47136 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | Pray for the lights to go out | Poplin-Woods Tennessee String Band | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-72619 | 10-in. | 5/4/1932 | Pray for the lights to go out | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Jimmy Underwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066192 | 10-in. | 7/8/1941 | You can't get lovin' (Where there ain't any love) | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0474 | 10-in. | 2/20/1947 | Pray for the lights to go out | Phil Harris Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 47080 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | Pray for the lights to go out | George O'Connor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77289 | 10-in. | 8/27/1917 | It takes a long tall brown skin gal | Frank E. Banta ; Howard Kopp | Piano and drums duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78001 | 10-in. | 8/16/1918 | Those draftin' blues | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78107 | 10-in. | 10/10/1918 | When I gets out in no-man's land (I can't be bothered with no mule) | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78394 | 10-in. | 4/16/1919 | It's nobody's business but my own | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78547 | 10-in. | 7/3/1919 | You can't get lovin' where there ain't any love | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78774 | 10-in. | 10/30/1919 | You can't get lovin' where there ain't any love | Louisiana Five ; Billy Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 79297 | 10-in. | 6/22/1920 | Never let no one man worry your mind | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 79318 | 10-in. | 6/28/1920 | Save a little dram for me | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 79452 | 10-in. | 10/6/1920 | Never let no one man worry your mind | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 79775 | 10-in. | 3/7/1921 | I'm gonna jazz my way right straight thru paradise | Mary Stafford | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141767 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | Them "has been blues" | Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142590 | 10-in. | 9/3/1926 | Hold 'er, Deacon | Willie Jackson ; Clarence Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151078 | 10-in. | 12/7/1930 | Pray for the lights to go out | North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | C3394 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | The mountains will see her face no more | Prairie Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 633 | 10-in. | approximately March 1919 | It's nobody's business but my own | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7168 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Never let no one man worry your mind | Fanny Watson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 80046 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Them has been blues | Laura Smith ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81724 | 10-in. | 10/8/1927 | Wait for the lights to go out | Emmett Hethcox ; George Walburn | Instrumental trio | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Skidmore, Will E.," accessed January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106781.
Skidmore, Will E.. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106781.
"Skidmore, Will E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.
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