Curley Williams

Curley Williams (b. Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 – d. September 5, 1970) was an American country and western musician and songwriter from Georgia. His best-known song is "Half As Much". He was admitted to the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

Birth and Death Data: Born Cairo (city in Grady County, Georgia, United States), Died September 5, 1970 (Montgomery (city in and county seat of Montgomery County, and capital of the State of Alabama, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia H1353 10-in. 6/25/1945 Tender hearted Sue The Rambling Rogue (Fred Rose) String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia H1354 10-in. 4/9/1945 You're only in my arms (to cry on my shoulder) The Rambling Rogue (Fred Rose) String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO1858 10-in. 6/3/1946 Leave me alone with the blues Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO1859 10-in. 6/3/1946 Grandma's turned over again Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia HCO1860 10-in. 6/3/1946 Woe is me Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia HCO2915 10-in. 12/9/1947 Georgia boogie Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2916 10-in. 12/9/1947 If I knew then what I know now Georgia Peach Pickers ; Joe Pope ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal duet leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2917 10-in. 12/9/1947 Georgia Anne from Georgia Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2918 10-in. 12/9/1947 Blue melody Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2919 10-in. 12/10/1947 Georgia polka Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia HCO2920 10-in. 12/10/1947 You can't brush me off Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2921 10-in. 12/10/1947 Georgiana moon Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia HCO2922 10-in. 12/10/1947 Just a-pickin' and a-singin' Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia RHCO4089 10-in. 6/5/1950 M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia RHCO4090 10-in. 6/5/1950 Saturday night rag Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia RHCO4091 10-in. 6/5/1950 Whole hog or none Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia RHCO4092 10-in. 6/5/1950 Honey do you love me - huh? Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with mixed vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, leader, vocalist  
Columbia C4389 10-in. 2/20/1945 Jealous lady Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia C4390 10-in. 2/20/1945 Georgia steel guitar Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia C4391 10-in. 2/20/1945 I see a change in you Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia C4392 10-in. 2/20/1945 One sided affair Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia C4395 10-in. 2/20/1945 Southern belle (from Nashville, Tennessee) Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia CO41721 10-in. 9/11/1949 Fiddlin' boogie Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Columbia CO41722 10-in. 9/11/1949 Barbecue rag Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Columbia CO41723 10-in. 9/11/1949 No not now Georgia Peach Pickers ; Curley Williams String band, with mixed vocal duet instrumentalist, violin, leader  
(Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Curley," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/350991.

Williams, Curley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/350991.

"Williams, Curley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/350991

External Sources

Wikipedia: Curley Williams

Discogs: Curley Williams

IMDb: Curley Williams

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Williams, Curley, 1913-1970 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91103038

Wikidata: Curley Williams - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5194851

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/262681205

MusicBrainz: Curley Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e55fb56-70ac-41c4-b678-bbb4978829ba

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