Billy Hayes
Birth and Death Data: Died August 12, 1993 (Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3310 | 10-in. | 1/16/1950 | Blame it all on Nashville | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Gene Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4221 | 10-in. | 4/19/1950 | Yesterday's kisses (are tear-drops today) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4711 | 10-in. | 5/29/1950 | Blue Christmas | Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | Vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2937 | 10-in. | 9/26/1946 | Met a Texas gal (in Cal-i-for-ni-a) | Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Vocal ensemble with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1451 | 10-in. | 7/28/1947 | Who else | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2150 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | That Miss from Mississippi | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2334 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Tomorrow's just another day to cry | Ernie Lee ; Midwesterners (Ernie Lee) | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-3987 | 10-in. | before 10/22/1948 | Blue Christmas | '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0430 | 10-in. | 3/10/1949 | Poison ivy | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers ; Marvin Montgomery | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0743 | 10-in. | 9/20/1949 | Little hula honey | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-2599 | 10-in. | 11/29/1949 | Proud papa polka | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell) | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO1790 | 10-in. | 4/8/1946 | You laughed and I cried | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO2892 | 10-in. | 12/6/1947 | Play fair | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4520 | 10-in. | 3/11/1946 | Gone, gone, gone (but not forgotten) | Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hayes, Billy," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356860.
Hayes, Billy. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356860.
"Hayes, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hayes, Billy, 1906-1993 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003083556
Wikidata: Billy Hayes - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q59747163
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/303169473
MusicBrainz: Billy Hayes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1976921a-5102-4ea1-a3ce-6d89430689bd
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