Billy Whitlock

86 records in the collection· mostly on Winner, Bell, Duophone

Billy Whitlock was a British comic and descriptive recording artist heard on early popular labels such as Winner and Regal. His surviving sides include comic sketches, seasonal pieces and descriptive performances typical of the entertainment recorded for the British domestic market in the acoustic and early electrical eras.

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Records by Billy Whitlock

Billy Whitlock
1. AA Baby Record laugh
2. B(Band)Tin Can Fuseliers
Billy Whitlock recorded 'A Baby Record Laugh' and 'Tin Can Fusileers' for Bell, catalogue 362. Bell was a minor British label.AI summary

Bell 362 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AA German Recruiting Station
2. BThe Last Zeppelin
Billy Whitlock, a comic performer, recorded two topical comic songs — 'A German Recruiting Station' and 'The Last Zeppelin' — for Columbia during or just after the First World War.AI summary

Columbia is685 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AAeroplane
2. BBilly Whiltock's Wedding
Billy Whitlock with Aeroplane and Billy Whitlock's Wedding on Pick of All 36-4000.AI summary

Pickofall 36-4000 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AAeroplane waltz
2. BLily Gavotte
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Aeroplane waltz' and 'Lily Gavotte' for Favor Records, an obscure British label. Whitlock was likely a pianist or instrumentalist of the 1920s.AI summary

Favorite 64055
Billy Whitlock
1. AAll I said was Ha ha ha
2. BCome under my new Gamp
Billy Whitlock with All I Said Was Ha Ha Ha and Come Under My New Gamp on Pick of All 915.AI summary

Pickofall 915 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AAll the best
2. BPurple Heather
Billy Whitlock performing on Parlophone E5425. Whitlock is unrecognised; the E-series numbering suggests 1950s issue.AI summary

Parlophone E5425 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AAlways jolly
2. BWhat a very very dreadful thing
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Always Jolly' and 'What a Very Very Dreadful Thing' on Ar Records, a small British label. The catalogue number and era suggest early 1920s–30s music-hall material.AI summary

Ariel 159 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AAngostura
2. BUp the Pole
Billy Whitlock recorded two novelty pieces for Lyric 284, a small British label of the 1930s.AI summary

Lyric 284 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. ABack to Tipperary
2. BA wee drop o' Scotch
Billy Whitlock performing 'Back to Tipperary' and 'A Wee Drop o' Scotch' on Silv 474. Silv was a minor British label. Whitlock is not well-documented.AI summary

Silvertone 474 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ABig Ben
2. B(Band)Bonnie Scotland
Billy Whitlock performing 'Big Ben' and 'Bonnie Scotland' on Winner, a budget British label, during the early twentieth century.AI summary

Winner 2022 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ABilly Whitlock's aeroplane
2. Bditto
A novelty record by Billy Whitlock on the Alb label, a minor British imprint. The title 'Billy Whitlock's aeroplane' suggests a spoken or musical comedy piece themed around aviation, a popular subject in early twentieth-century entertainment. Both sides are listed as 'ditto', indicating they are the same recording.AI summary

Albion 1271 Personalities (Prs)
Billy Whitlock
1. ABilly Whitlock's Aeroplane
2. BBilly Whitlock's Wedding
Billy Whitlock, recorded on JBull (J. Bull Gramophone Company), performing descriptive novelty pieces 'Billy Whitlock's Aeroplane' and 'Billy Whitlock's Wedding.' J. Bull was a minor British imprint whose recordings are scarce.AI summary

John Bull 40820 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ABilly Whitlock's MotoringThe haunted house
Billy Whitlock on Fav, a novelty monologue comic side from the 1920s–30s. Whitlock was a British music-hall entertainer.AI summary

Favorite 1-67235
Billy Whitlock
1. ABilly Whitlock's Party
2. BBilly Whitlock's Divorce
Billy Whitlock recorded two sides of comic or novelty material, 'Billy Whitlock's Party' and 'Billy Whitlock's Divorce', for Polyphon, a significant European label. The material and label suggest early 1920s or earlier.AI summary

Polyphon 8862 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. ABing bong
2. BLittle Sunshine two step
Billy Whitlock performing novelty two-step pieces on Regal, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Regal 7411 Dance
Billy Whitlock
1. ABoating
2. BSarah
Billy Whitlock on Bull 520, a British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Bulldog 520 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ABonnie Heather Jig
2. BBaby Rose
Billy Whitlock on Imperial, an early British label, performing traditional dance material in the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary

Imperial 1131 Dance
Billy Whitlock
1. ABonnie Heather Jig
2. BStep out
Billy Whitlock recorded Scottish dance reels and jigs for Imperial, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Imperial 2383 Dance
Billy Whitlock
1. ABow bells
2. BDance of the goblins
Billy Whitlock on Guards Records, a short-lived British label, with 'Bow Bells' and 'Dance of the Goblins'.AI summary

Guardsman 1225 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ABritish Empire March
2. BBow Bells
Billy Whitlock recorded 'British Empire March' and 'Bow Bells' for Belt, a small British label of the early 1920s.AI summary

Beltona 257 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ABritish Pluck
2. BBedtime
Billy Whitlock on Bulldog TEST, performing 'British Pluck' and 'Bedtime'. Bulldog was a short-lived budget British label; Whitlock was a comic entertainer. The 'TEST' designation suggests a test pressing or experimental issue.AI summary

Bulldog TEST Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. ACarnival March
2. BDance of the Goblins
Billy Whitlock on Imperial Records performs two classical or orchestral concert pieces: 'Carnival March' and 'Dance of the Goblins'.AI summary

Imperial 1130 Orchestra
Billy Whitlock
1. AChristmas waits
2. BChristmas pudding
Jack Charman recorded two Christmas-themed novelty songs—"Christmas Waits" and "Christmas Pudding"—for J Bull, a small British label, likely in the 1920s–30s era.AI summary

John Bull B26 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AChuckles
2. BLaughing Dream
Billy Whitlock on Diamond 252, performing novelty comedy songs. The artist is unidentified in standard discographies.AI summary

Diamond 252 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AChuckles
2. BA laughing Dream
Billy Whitlock performs 'Chuckles' and 'A laughing Dream' on Winner 2889. Winner was a British budget label of the 1920s–1930s; Whitlock was an active novelty recording artist.AI summary

Winner 2889 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AErin's Pride
2. BMessenger March
Billy Whitlock with Erin's Pride and Messenger March on Citizen 527.AI summary

Citizen 527 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AErin's Pride
2. BKing Charles Gavotte
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Erin's Pride' and 'King Charles Gavotte' for Belt, a small British label. The artist and exact date are otherwise undocumented.AI summary

Beltona 256 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AFather and Son
2. B(Anon)I'll take her back
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Father and Son' and 'I'll Take Her Back' for Bell, a small British imprint of the 1920s; Whitlock was a minor performer and the material is sentimental and comic song.AI summary

Bell 336 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AFull of Vim (16)
2. B(Anon) Debutante intermezzo
Billy Whitlock, a popular British entertainer of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Full of Vim' for Regal; the B-side is a piano intermezzo. Whitlock was known for his energetic comedy songs and performances on the British music-hall circuit.AI summary

Regal 7572 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AGout
2. B(Anon)Pal of my Cradle Days
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Gout' and 'Pal of my Cradle Days' for Bell, catalogue 393, a small British label of the early 1920s.AI summary

Bell 393 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AHappy Bell Ringer
2. BCuddlesome
Billy Whitlock performs 'Happy Bell Ringer' and 'Cuddlesome' on Broadcast, a British label. The artist and recordings are not documented in standard sources.AI summary

Broadcast 360 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AHot Cakes(13)
2. BKentucky Patrol
Billy Whitlock, an early jazz and dance recording artist, performing 'Hot Cakes' and 'Kentucky Patrol' for Pathé in the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary

Pathé 1065 Jazz
Billy Whitlock
1. AI like your Apron & your Bonnet
2. BMeet me tonight in Dreamland
Billy Whitlock, a banjo soloist or comedian, performs 'I Like Your Apron & Your Bonnet' and 'Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland' on Zonophone — early acoustic recording.AI summary

Zonophone 798 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AIslander march
2. BPride of Erin
Billy Whitlock on Parlophone E5059, performing 'Islander March' and 'Pride of Erin'. Whitlock was a British organist and pianist of the 1920s–30s; E-series Parlophone 78s are moderately collectible.AI summary

Parlophone E5059 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AJollity one step
2. BHappy Days schottische
Billy Whitlock on Regal Records, performing two early-twentieth-century dances — 'Jollity One Step' and 'Happy Days Schottische' — instrumental dance-music typical of the 1920s.AI summary

Regal 7124 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AKentucky Patrol
2. BRagtime Frolics
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Kentucky Patrol' and 'Ragtime Frolics' for the Fav label, an obscure British imprint.AI summary

Favorite 64036
Billy Whitlock
1. AKentucky Patrol
2. BMoonlight Capers
Billy Whitlock on the Bull label, a short-lived British imprint; the titles suggest novelty or comic material.AI summary

Bulldog 522 Dance
Billy Whitlock
1. AKing Charles gavotte
2. BPurple Heather
Billy Whitlock with King Charles Gavotte and Purple Heather on Duophone M144.AI summary

Duophone M144 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ALaughing all the Day
2. BHa ha ha
Billy Whitlock on Polyphon 8643 with 'Laughing All the Day' and 'Ha Ha Ha'. Polyphon was a German-owned but internationally distributed label popular in the 1920s–1930s; Whitlock is not identified.AI summary

Polyphon 8643 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. ALaughing all the Day
2. BAlways Jolly
Billy Whitlock with Laughing All the Day and Always Jolly on Pick of All 36-4022.AI summary

Pickofall 36-4022 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ALaughing Billy
2. BInternational Jig
Billy Whitlock on Winner 2047 with 'Laughing Billy' and 'International Jig'.AI summary

Winner 2047 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ALaughing Friar
2. BFelix march
Billy Whitlock on Pigmy 4, an extremely early catalogue number on an unidentified British label, suggesting a short-lived or experimental imprint.AI summary

Pigmy 4 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ALaughing Zulu
2. B(Anon)Always
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Laughing Zulu' and 'Always' on Bell label, catalogue 361. Bell was a minor British imprint, and this is likely a novelty or comic side from the early 1920s.AI summary

Bell 361 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AListening in
2. BIslander
Billy Whitlock, credited to Broadcast Records, performs two novelty or light instrumental pieces.AI summary

Broadcast 246 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AListening in
2. BTwinkling Star
Billy Whitlock performing 'Listening in' and 'Twinkling Star' on the obscure DuoUB label, catalogue 2023.AI summary

Duophone UB2023 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. ALove's Flight
2. Bbaby's Love
Billy Whitlock, a performer recorded on Act, a small or obscure label, performing popular sentimental material.AI summary

Actuelle 10824 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. AMarriage Bells(13)
2. BSliver Bells
Billy Whitlock recorded "Marriage Bells" and "Silver Bells" for Pathé catalogue 1061. Whitlock is not identified in general discographies, and these appear to be light popular or novelty sides from the acoustic era.AI summary

Pathé 1061 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AMerriest Man Alive
2. B(Kirkby & Hudson)Happiest Christmas of all
Billy Whitlock singing comic and seasonal songs on Winner, a British budget label of the 1930s.AI summary

Winner 3370 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AMerry little Twins
2. BMike in a Fit
Billy Whitlock performing 'Merry little Twins' and 'Mike in a Fit' on Pigmy, 5. Whitlock is unidentified; the title and label suggest music-hall or comic novelty material from a very minor British imprint.AI summary

Pigmy 5 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AMoonlight Capers
2. BKeep on March
Billy Whitlock recorded two pieces for Oly, a small British label: 'Moonlight Capers' and 'Keep on March'.AI summary

Oly 132 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AMy new Gamp
2. BBilly Whitlock's Wedding
Billy Whitlock, a music-hall comedian, performs 'My New Gamp' and 'Billy Whitlock's Wedding' on Polyphon 10571, an early acoustic recording from around 1904–1906.AI summary

Polyphon 10571 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AOld Bath Chair
2. B(Band)Valencia
Billy Whitlock on Bell 356, performing novelty and sentimental material. Whitlock was a British music hall performer; Bell was a minor British label.AI summary

Bell 356 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AOn the Lake
2. B(Band) Colonel Bogey
Billy Whitlock, a performer, recorded "On the Lake" and "Colonel Bogey" (with band) for Melot, a British label.AI summary

Meloto 1055 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AOn the Lake
2. BSleigh Bells
Billy Whitlock recorded 'On the Lake' and 'Sleigh Bells' for Nep, a small or obscure British label, in an unknown period.AI summary

Neptune 147 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AOn to Victory(13)
2. BNever despair
Billy Whitlock recorded for Pathé; the catalogue number 1063 and the patriotic title 'On to Victory (13)' suggest a World War I era recording or patriotic issue. 'Never despair' is likely the B-side.AI summary

Pathé 1063 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AOver the Top march
2. BMy Irish Lass Jig
Billy Whitlock singing 'Over the Top march' and 'My Irish Lass Jig' on Winner, a cheap British imprint of the 1920s-30s.AI summary

Winner 3153 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. APrettiest Song of all
2. BSweet Chiming Bells
Billy Whitlock performing 'Prettiest Song of all' and 'Sweet Chiming Bells' on Bull Records catalogue 626. Bull was a British budget label of the 1920s–30s; Whitlock is not established in standard reference.AI summary

Bulldog 626 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. APretty as a Pink
2. BMoonlight Capers
Billy Whitlock, a British comedy and novelty performer, recording two light pieces on Parlophone E-series, likely 1930s–40s.AI summary

Parlophone E5060 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. APretty Pond Lillies
2. B( F Edwards)Go as you please
Billy Whitlock on Winner, a British budget label, performing light vocal material from the early decades of the twentieth century.AI summary

Winner 2045 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. APurple Heather
2. BKing Charles gavotte
Billy Whitlock performs two light instrumental selections on Broadcast, a small British label, catalogue Jr112.AI summary

Broadcast Jr112 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. APurple Heather
2. BKing Charles Gavotte
Billy Whitlock on DuoM 144, performing 'Purple Heather' and 'King Charles Gavotte'. Whitlock was a British organist and pianist of the 1920s–30s; DuoM (Duophone) was a small British label.AI summary

Duophone M144
Billy Whitlock
1. APurple Heather
2. BKing Charles Gavotte
Billy Whitlock singing 'Purple Heather' and 'King Charles Gavotte' on DuoUB, a minor British imprint.AI summary

Duophone UB2025 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. APurple Heather
2. BKing Charles Gavotte
Billy Whitlock singing 'Purple Heather' and 'King Charles Gavotte' on DuoM, a minor British imprint, likely 1920s-30s.AI summary

Duophone M144
Billy Whitlock
1. APurple Heather
2. BKing Charles Gavotte
Billy Whitlock performing two traditional pieces, 'Purple Heather' and 'King Charles Gavotte', on Duo U.B. 2025. Duo U.B. was a minor British label and Whitlock is not readily placed.AI summary

Duophone UB2025 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ASambo Glide
2. B(WG Webber)Sylvia Scherzo
Billy Whitlock recorded two sentimental songs for Neptune (Nep), a very minor British label of the 1910s-20s. Whitlock is not documented in standard discographies.AI summary

Neptune 149 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ASarah
2. BChuckles
Billy Whitlock on Imperial 959, a dance-era instrumental from the mid-1920s.AI summary

Imperial 959 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AScotch Hot
2. BTwo of Irish
Billy Whitlock, a British singer, performing 'Scotch Hot' and 'Two of Irish' on Decca, a major British label. These appear to be novelty or comic pieces of the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary

Decca F9233 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ASeccotine and Glue
2. BGuffaws
Billy Whitlock on Zonophone 606, performing novelty or comic material. Billy Whitlock was an American recording artist active in the 1920s, and this British Zonophone pressing captures his work from that era, though these particular titles are obscure.AI summary

Zonophone 606 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AShe loved that Melody
2. BPlaytime march
Billy Whitlock recorded 'She Loved That Melody' and 'Playtime March' for Broadcast, a small British label; Whitlock appears to have been a minor instrumental or dance performer.AI summary

Broadcast 311 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ASilver Bells
2. BPrettiest Song of all
Billy Whitlock on the J Bull label 12394, a small or unidentified British imprint, performing sentimental vocal material.AI summary

John Bull 12394 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. ASilver Moonbeams(16)
2. BEvening Echoes
Billy Whitlock recorded piano pieces 'Silver Moonbeams' and 'Evening Echoes' for Regal in the 1930s, instrumental salon or light-classical fare typical of the period.AI summary

Regal 7516 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ASkaters Waltz
2. BDainty Daisy Dimple
Billy Whitlock on Winner 2044, performing 'Skaters Waltz' and 'Dainty Daisy Dimple'.AI summary

Winner 2044 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AStep out
2. BPrettiest Song of all
Billy Whitlock on Imperial 1000, the first catalogue number in the Imperial series. This extremely low catalogue number suggests either an early pressing or the label's inaugural release.AI summary

Imperial 1000 Orchestra
Billy Whitlock
1. ASweet Chiming Bells
2. BBaby's Lullaby
Billy Whitlock on VF 1102, performing what appear to be light or sentimental vocal material. Whitlock was a 1920s American recording artist, and this VF pressing represents his recorded output, though the specific titles are obscure. VF was a small or short-lived British label.AI summary

Velvet Face 1102 Voice
Billy Whitlock
1. AThe Last Zeppelin
2. BTommy in the Trenches
Billy Whitlock on Scala 635, with wartime novelty material from the First World War era.AI summary

Scala 635 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AThe Unlucky beggars
2. BLaughing
Billy Whitlock performing 'The Unlucky Beggars' and 'Laughing' on Lyr 658, a comic or novelty recording on an obscure British label.AI summary

Lyceum 658 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AThe Village Tragedy
2. BThe Haunted House
Billy Whitlock recorded 'The Village Tragedy' and 'The Haunted House' for the Bell label, an early British imprint. The titles suggest narrative or dramatic monologues, but the artist and label are not readily identified.AI summary

Bell 369 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. ATorchlight March
2. BWelcome back march
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Torchlight March' and 'Welcome Back March' for Scala, a small British label active in the early 1900s.AI summary

Scala 740 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. ATree Maiden
2. BLaughing Shepherd
Billy Whitlock, credited on Winner, a cheap British budget label, with instrumental or character piece titles suggesting folksong or novelty arrangement.AI summary

Winner 4535 Instrumental
Billy Whitlock
1. AWay Down Texas
2. B(label indecipherable)
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Way Down Texas', credited to Autograph, a small British label of the early 1930s. The B-side label is not legible. Nothing further is known of this artist or recording.AI summary

Autograph 21 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AWhat a very very dreadful Thing
2. BAlways Jolly
Billy Whitlock with What a Very Very Dreadful Thing and Always Jolly on John Bull 40549.AI summary

John Bull 40549 Music Hall
Billy Whitlock
1. AWhitlock's Christmas Dinner
2. BWhitlock's Christmas Pudding
Billy Whitlock performing novelty comedy numbers on Winner 2226. Whitlock was known for comic vocal pieces, often with sound effects or character voices; these Christmas-themed titles suggest specialty material.AI summary

Winner 2226 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AWhitlock's Christmas Party
2. BWhitlock's Waits
Billy Whitlock recorded two novelty Christmas selections for Winner 2225, a British budget label.AI summary

Winner 2225 Comic
Billy Whitlock
1. AWhitlock's Christmas Pudding
2. BWhitlock's Waits
Billy Whitlock credited on Bell 354 with novelty or seasonal material. Whitlock is not immediately recognisable; the titles suggest Christmas or festive recordings from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Bell 354 Misc.
Billy Whitlock
1. AWiggle woggle
2. BAppy Albert two step
Billy Whitlock recorded 'Wiggle woggle' and 'Appy Albert two step' for Regal, a cheap British marque of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary

Regal 7391 Dance
Billy Whitlock
1. AWood Fairies
2. BDandy Mazurka
Billy Whitlock on J. Bullman B21, two instrumental dance pieces from the early 1920s. J. Bullman was a very small British label operating in the acoustic era.AI summary

John Bull B21 Instrumental