Gus Williams

Gustave Wilhelm Leweck Jr. (July 19, 1848 – January 16, 1915) was an American comedian and songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 9, 1848 (New York City), Died January 16, 1915 (Yonkers)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 3251 7-in. 6/21/1897 Pretty little dark blue eyes Charles P. Lowe Xylophone solo composer  
Berliner 0312 7-in. 7/10/1899 Pretty little dark blue eyes Charles P. Lowe Xylophone solo composer  
Victor BS-76708 10-in. 6/17/1933 See that my grave is kept green Carter Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-99120 10-in. 2/14/1936 Behind the parlor door J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar lyricist  
Columbia 1869 10-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1904 Pompernickel's silver wedding Len Spencer Comic monologue, with orchestra composer  
OKeh W81150 10-in. 7/8/1927 See that my grave is kept green Greene County Singers ; Bela Lam Mixed vocal quartet, with banjo and guitar lyricist, composer  
Brunswick C4416 10-in. 9/16/1929 Behind the parlor door Pickard Family Vocal and instrumental ensemble lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Gus," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116515.

Williams, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116515.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116515

External Sources

Wikipedia: Gus Williams (vaudeville)

IMSLP: Gus Williams

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Williams, Gus, 1847-1915 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93012158

Wikidata: Gus Williams (vaudeville) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5620800

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31867113

ISNI: 0000 0000 5288 8401 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000052888401

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/319536

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