Billy Williams
327 records in the collection· mostly on Zonophone, Columbia, Scala
Billy Williams was an Australian-born music-hall singer who became one of Britain’s most prolific and popular recording artists in the years immediately before the First World War. Known for a bright, energetic delivery and songs including “When Father Papered the Parlour” and “Put Me Amongst the Girls”, his enormous recorded output provides a particularly vivid snapshot of Edwardian popular taste.
This introduction was written by AI from what is known of the artist. Ask us if you want to know more about a particular record.
Records by Billy Williams
-
- AA Lover up in Scotland
- BPostcards
Billy Williams, a British music-hall and comic singer, recorded 'A Lover Up in Scotland' and 'Postcards' for Cinch, a budget British label of the late 1920s.AI summary
Cinch 5108 Music Hall
-
- AA lover up in Scotland
- BPost cards
Billy Williams recorded 'A Lover Up in Scotland' and 'Post Cards' for Twin Records—popular ballads by an untraced vocalist on a minor British label.AI summary
Twin 2131 Voice
-
- AAll coons look alike to me(09)
- BI'm wearing my heart away for you
Billy Williams, an early African-American vaudeville and recording artist, on Zonophone with 'All Coons Look Alike to Me' from 1909 — a historically important and commercially successful piece. The title reflects the racial terminology of its era; the song was one of Williams's signature pieces and a hit of the period.AI summary
Zonophone 562 Music Hall
-
- AAll the ladies Fall in Love with Sandy
- BJean Loves all the Jockeys
Billy Williams, an early African-American vaudeville and recording artist, on Columbia with 'All the Ladies Fall in Love with Sandy' and 'Jean Loves All the Jockeys'; part of his substantial 1900s-1920s catalogue.AI summary
Columbia is571 Music Hall
-
- AAll the Silver from the Silvery Moon
- BI don't care
Phoenix 092 Personalities (Prs)
-
- AAre we all here
- BWait till I'm as old as Father
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Are We All Here and Wait Till I'm as Old as Father on Ariel 927.AI summary
Ariel 927 Music Hall
-
- AAre we all Here?
- BSqueeze her Ebenezer
Billy Williams performing "Are We All Here?" and "Squeeze Her Ebenezer" on Zonophone, a budget British label active through the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Zonophone 1012 Music Hall
-
- AAre we all Here?
- BSqueeze her Ebenezer
Billy Williams, the Scottish music hall singer, performs 'Are we all Here?' and 'Squeeze her Ebenezer' on Zonophone, a small British label active from the 1920s onward.AI summary
Zonophone 1012 Music Hall
-
- AAre we all Here?
- BSqueeze her Ebenezer
Billy Williams performing 'Are We All Here?' and 'Squeeze Her Ebenezer' on Zonophone 1012. Zonophone was an early British label subsidiary to The Gramophone Company, and this record represents popular comedy or novelty song of the 1900s–1910s era.AI summary
Zonophone 1012 Music Hall
-
- ABlame it on to poor old Father
- BGiving a Donkey a Strawberry
Billy Williams on Columbia Is558: 'Blame It On to Poor Old Father' and 'Giving a Donkey a Strawberry'. Williams was a prolific British music-hall performer and comedian of the early 1900s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia is558 Music Hall
-
- ABlame it on to poor old Father
- BI'm out for the Day today
Billy Williams performing two songs on Pathé Records, a major British electrical recording label of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Billy Williams was a light vocalist, and his recordings on Pathé are not widely documented as major collectibles.AI summary
Pathé 93015 Voice
-
- ABlame it on to poor old Father
- BAll the Ladies fell in Love with Sandy
Billy Williams, the prolific British music hall comedian, on Scala Records with two comic novelty songs; another of his many recordings on minor British labels.AI summary
Scala 506 Music Hall
-
- ABobbing about in the briny
- BWhen father papered the parlour
Billy Williams on the Homophone label with music-hall comedy novelties—'Bobbing About in the Briny' and 'When Father Papered the Parlour'. The Homophone imprint was a cheap British marque of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Hom 6998 Music Hall
-
- ABobbing about in the Briny
- B(H Fay)In the Days that are coming bye-and-bye
Billy Williams, the British music-hall performer, on Zonophone 240, performing 'Bobbing About in the Briny' and H. Fay's 'In the Days That Are Coming Bye-and-Bye'. Williams was a prolific entertainer of the early 20th century.AI summary
Zonophone 240 Music Hall
-
- ABoys and Girls
- BTickle me Timothy
Billy Williams, a Scottish music hall singer of the early 20th century, performs 'Boys and Girls' and 'Tickle me Timothy' on Scala, a minor British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Scala 326 Music Hall
-
- ABoys and Girls (07)
- BTickle me Timothy (07)
Billy Williams recorded 'Boys and Girls (07)' and 'Tickle me Timothy (07)' for Columbia, catalogue is1326. The suffix '(07)' and catalogue notation suggest acoustic or very early electric recording, possibly from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1326 Voice
-
- ABoys and Girls (07)
- BBungalow parody
Billy Williams performing 'Boys and Girls' (part 07) and 'Bungalow parody' on Homochord, catalogue 319. An unidentified or minor artist on a small British label.AI summary
Hom 319 Music Hall
-
- ACall me early in the Morning
- BOh for another day at Margate
Billy Williams, a British performer, in two novelty numbers on Regal, a major British label: "Call me early in the Morning" and "Oh for another day at Margate".AI summary
Regal 6645 Music Hall
-
- ACall me early in the Morning
- BOn her pic-pic-piccolo
Billy Williams singing two comedy novelty numbers, 'Call me early in the Morning' and 'On her pic-pic-piccolo', for Zonophone Records catalogue 1030.AI summary
Zonophone 1030 Music Hall
-
- AChanticleer
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams, recorded 'Chanticleer' and 'You're the One' for Zonophone 584, likely in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 584 Voice
-
- AChanticler
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams recorded 'Chanticler' and 'You're the One' for Cinch, a small British label. Little is known of this artist or the label's history.AI summary
Cinch 5112 Music Hall
-
- ACock-a-doodle-doo
- BPoodle Dog
Billy Williams performing two comic novelty songs, 'Cock-a-Doodle-Doo' and 'Poodle Dog', on Scala, catalogue 1336. Scala was a budget British label.AI summary
Scala 1336 Music Hall
-
- ACohen
- BAll the Silver from the Silvery Moon
Billy Williams, a popular British music-hall and variety entertainer of the 1920s–1930s, performs two novelty comic songs on Zonophone 783: "Cohen" and "All the Silver from the Silvery Moon." Zonophone was a Gramophone Company label much used for British variety artists.AI summary
Zonophone 783 Music Hall
-
- ACohen
- BShe's my Lassie from Glasgie Toon
Billy Williams, a Scottish music-hall comedian, performing 'Cohen' and 'She's my Lassie from Glasgie Toon' on the Lyr label, a small British imprint.AI summary
Lyceum 273 Music Hall
-
- AColliers
- BHobnailed Boots that Father wore
Billy Williams, a British music-hall performer, on 'Colliers' and 'Hobnailed Boots that Father wore', Home (Hom) 4111. Home was a small British label of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Hom 4111 Music Hall
-
- AColliers
- BPut a Bit of Powder on it Father
Billy Williams recorded 'Colliers' and 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' for Val Records 303. Val was a small British label active in the 1920s–1930s; Williams was a popular music-hall entertainer of the era known for saucy and novelty numbers.AI summary
Valkyrie 303 Music Hall
-
- ACome & have a look at what I've got
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams on Val Records, a small British label active in the 1920s–1930s. 'Come & have a look at what I've got' is typical of the saucy music-hall material of the era.AI summary
Valkyrie 305 Music Hall
-
- ACome & have a Look at what I've got
- BDon't go out with Him Tonight
Billy Williams, the British music-hall comedian and singer, performs two novelty comic songs on Columbia IS466: "Come & Have a Look at What I've Got" and "Don't Go Out with Him Tonight," likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is466 Music Hall
-
- ACome & have a Look at what I've got
- BDon't go out with him tonight
Billy Williams recorded 'Come & have a Look at what I've got' and 'Don't go out with him tonight' for Columbia, catalogue is466. Williams was an American jazz-influenced vocalist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is466 Voice
-
- ACome and have a Look what I've got
- BI didn't know what to do
Billy Williams, a British music-hall singer and comedian, on Zonophone, catalogue 830, with 'Come and Have a Look What I've Got' and 'I Didn't Know What to Do'.AI summary
Zonophone 830 Music Hall
-
- ACome into the garden, John
- BSettle up-settle down
Billy Williams, an American R&B and popular singer, on Homophone — a small British label. Williams had a recording career in the 1950s.AI summary
Hom 6863 Voice
-
- ADaylight Bill
- BI'll meet you one dark Night
Billy Williams recorded 'Daylight Bill' and 'I'll meet you one dark Night' for Hom, catalogue 479. Hom is an unrecognised British label. Nothing is known of this artist or imprint.AI summary
Hom 479 Music Hall
-
- ADon't Go Out with him Tonight
- BOh Molly McIntyre (12)
Billy Williams, the British singer and comedian, recorded 'Don't Go Out with Him Tonight' and 'Oh Molly McIntyre (take 12)' for Columbia is1344. The early Columbia issue series (is prefix) dates this to the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1344 Voice
-
- ADon't go out with him Tonight
- BBilly's Wild Woodbines
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Don't Go Out with Him Tonight and Billy's Wild Woodbines on Ariel 691.AI summary
Ariel 691 Music Hall
-
- ADon't go out with him tonight
- BHere we are again
Lyric 268 Music Hall
-
- ADon't go out with him tonight
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams performing 'Don't Go Out with Him Tonight' and 'You're the One' on Hom 931, a small British label.AI summary
Hom 931 Voice
-
- ADon't go out with Him tonight
- BCome 7 have a look what I've got
Billy Williams, the prolific British music hall comedian, on Scala Records with two comic novelty songs; Scala was a budget British label of the 1920s-1930s with smaller pressings than the major houses.AI summary
Scala 699 Music Hall
-
- ADon't sing a Song about a Rose to me
- BDon't let me get any better Nurse
Billy Williams recorded two comic or sentimental songs for Zonophone: 'Don't sing a Song about a Rose to me' and 'Don't let me get any better Nurse'.AI summary
Zonophone 832 Voice
-
- ADon't sing a Song about a Rose to me
- BDon't let me get any better Nurse
Billy Williams, an American singer popular in the early 1950s, recorded 'Don't sing a Song about a Rose to me' and 'Don't let me get any better Nurse' for Zonophone, a British budget label. This is a UK pressing of his work.AI summary
Zonophone 832 Voice
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BI'm the Man that buried Flanagan
Billy Williams, the British music-hall star, performing 'Father papered the Parlour' and 'I'm the Man that buried Flanagan' for Pathé 79059.AI summary
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
-
- AFather Papered the Parlour
- BHere we are Again
Billy Williams (1878-1915), the Australian-born music hall singer, with Father Papered the Parlour and Here We Are Again on Ariel 692.AI summary
Ariel 692 Music Hall
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BHere we are again
Billy Williams performing 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'Here We Are Again' on Ar 692, a small British label of the 1920s–1930s; Williams was a prolific recording artist.AI summary
Ariel 692 Music Hall
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BJohn Put Your Trousers On (08)
Billy Williams, an early African-American song-and-dance artist and recording star, on Columbia with 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'John Put Your Trousers On'; Williams was one of the earliest Black recording artists and his sides are historically important.AI summary
Columbia is1257 Music Hall
-
- AFather Papered the Parlour
- B(Charman) Come round and hear the Gramophone
Billy Williams, a popular British singer of the early 20th century, performing two comic character songs: 'Father Papered the Parlour' and a gramophone-themed novelty number. Columbia issue IS259.AI summary
Columbia is259 Music Hall
-
- AFather Papered the Parlour
- BHere we are Again (11)
Billy Williams, the prolific Edwardian tenor, recorded 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'Here we are Again' for Columbia, catalogue is423. These are typical of his early-twentieth-century ballad and comic-song repertoire.AI summary
Columbia is423 Voice
-
- AFather Papered the Parlour
- BSave a little one for me
Billy Williams performing 'Father Papered the Parlour' and 'Save a little One for Me' on Scala 234, a small British label of the 1920s–30s. (A different pairing from Scala 333, same artist.)AI summary
Scala 234 Music Hall
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BDon't go out with him Tonight
Billy Williams performing comic songs 'Father papered the Parlour' and 'Don't go out with him Tonight' on Phoenix, a small British label. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Phoenix 37 Music Hall
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BSave a little one for me
Billy Williams, a British music hall and variety singer, recorded comic songs 'Father papered the Parlour' and 'Save a little one for me' for Pathé 79059.AI summary
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
-
- AFather papered the Parlour
- BWe're all waiting for a Girl
Pathé 79059 Music Hall
-
- AGirls of today(09)
- BOh Mr.MacPherson(12)
Billy Williams performs 'Girls of Today' and 'Oh Mr. MacPherson' on Zonophone 2209. These are music-hall songs.AI summary
Zonophone 2209 Music Hall
-
- AGiving a Donkey a Strawberry
- BWhen Father papered the Parlour
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Giving a Donkey a Strawberry and When Father Papered the Parlour on Ariel 924.AI summary
Ariel 924 Music Hall
-
- AGiving a Donkey a Strawberry
- BAll the Ladies fell in love with Sandy
Billy Williams performing novelty comedy songs on Fav (Favorite) 67430/1, a small American or British label from the interwar years.AI summary
Favorite 67430/1
-
- AHere we are again
- BJohn go and put your Trousers on
Billy Williams was a British performer active in the music-hall and comic-song tradition. 'Here We Are Again' and 'John Go and Put Your Trousers On' are recorded on Columbia IS 146, a catalogue number consistent with the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is146 Music Hall
-
- AHere we are Again
- B(A Osmond)Wallah Wallaparoo
Billy Williams performing 'Here we are Again' and 'Wallah Wallaparoo' (credited to A. Osmond) on J Bull label, catalogue 41053.AI summary
John Bull 41053 Music Hall
-
- AHere we are again
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams recorded popular songs and novelty material for Pathé in the late 1920s-1930s. The titles are sentimental and entertainment-focused, typical of his stage work. Pathé was a major British label, and Williams recordings exist in quantity, though individual titles vary in availability.AI summary
Pathé 79148 Voice
-
- AHere we are again
- BWhy can't we have the Sea in London
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Here We Are Again and Why Can't We Have the Sea in London on National 266i.AI summary
National 266i Music Hall
-
- AHere we are again
- BLet's have a Song upon the Gramophone
Billy Williams recorded 'Here We Are Again' and 'Let's Have a Song Upon the Gramophone' for Zonophone 405. Williams was a popular singer and stage performer in the early 1900s; Zonophone 405 is an early catalogue number, likely circa 1904–1910.AI summary
Zonophone 405 Music Hall
-
- AHere we are Again (11)
- BCome into the Garden John (09)
Billy Williams, a popular British singer of the early twentieth century, recorded 'Here we are Again' and 'Come into the Garden John' for Columbia. The catalogue code 'is1328' suggests this is from Columbia's early British series of the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Columbia is1328 Voice
-
- AI come frae Scotland
- BMister John Mackenzie O
Pathé 93016 Music Hall
-
- AI don't care
- BLet's all go mad
Billy Williams, credited to Cinch Records 5052, a marginal British label of the 1920s–30s, performing 'I don't care' and 'Let's all go mad.' Cinch was a cheap marque with limited output.AI summary
Cinch 5052 Voice
-
- AI don't care
- BWhy can't we have the Sea in London
Billy Williams recorded 'I don't care' and 'Why can't we have the Sea in London' for Natione, a small British label, probably in the early 1920s. Williams was a minor vocal artist of the acoustic era.AI summary
Natione Voice
-
- AI don't care
- BLet's all go mad
Billy Williams performing novelty songs ('I don't care' and 'Let's all go mad') on Tow, an obscure minor label.AI summary
Tower 221 Comic
-
- AI don't care
- BAll the Silver from the silvery Moon
Billy Williams on Regal 6011, a vocal recording from the interwar period on the Regal label, a British subsidiary of Decca.AI summary
Regal 6011 Voice
-
- AI don't care
- BMy Lass from Glasgie Toon
Billy Williams recorded 'I don't care' and 'My Lass from Glasgie Toon' for Pathé catalogue 79425, likely mid-1920s.AI summary
Pathé 79425 Music Hall
-
- AI don't Care
- BWhy can't we have the Sea in London
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I Don't Care and Why Can't We Have the Sea in London on National 266i.AI summary
National 266i Music Hall
-
- AI don't Know how You Do it
- BI Shall have to Ask my Mother
Billy Williams performing 'I Don't Know How You Do It' and 'I Shall Have to Ask My Mother' on Columbia IS 661, a British pressing from the 1920s–1930s; Williams was a prolific British popular singer.AI summary
Columbia is661 Voice
-
- AI Must go Home Tonight
- BThe Old Grey Coat
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I Must Go Home Tonight and The Old Grey Coat on Diploma C60.AI summary
Diploma C60 Music Hall
-
- AI Must go Home tonight
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams, a British music-hall singer and comedian, recorded sentimental songs on Winner, an economy British label. These ballads were typical of his inter-war variety entertainment.AI summary
Winner 2354 Voice
-
- AI must go Home tonight
- B(A Field)Cheer up my Highland Lassie
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer best known for 'John, John, John' and 'When Father Papered the Parlour', recorded 'I Must Go Home Tonight' and 'Cheer Up My Highland Lassie' (with a Field) on the Pirate label, catalogue 97. The Pirate label is an obscure small British imprint from the early 1900s; Williams is a collected name and his recordings on minor labels are uncommon.AI summary
Pirate 97 Music Hall
-
- AI Must Go Home Tonight
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I Must Go Home Tonight and Old Grey Coat on Dacapo 451.AI summary
Dacapo 451 Music Hall
-
- AI must go Home tonight
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams was a prolific British recording artist of the 1910s-20s active on many labels. J. Bullard (JBullB) was a minor British pressing company, and catalogue 7 suggests very early production.AI summary
John Bull B7 Voice
-
- AI Must go Home tonight
- BThe Hobnailed Boots my Father Wore
Billy Williams on Scala 1301. Scala was a small British label of the 1930s; Williams is not a major-label artist in surviving discographies.AI summary
Scala 1301 Music Hall
-
- AI must go Home tonight
- BI've got a Lover up in Scotland
Hom 638 Music Hall
-
- AI must go Home Tonight
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams was a British entertainer and comedian of the early 20th century. 'I must go Home Tonight' and 'Old Grey Coat' are topical novelty songs. The label is missing from this catalogue entry, making identification difficult.AI summary
6 Music Hall
-
- AI Must go Home tonight
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams on Winner 2354, performing two sentimental popular songs. Williams was a British singer active in the early 20th century; Winner was a cheap British marque.AI summary
Winner 2354 Voice
-
- AI Must go Home Tonight
- BThe Old Grey Coat
Winner 2354 Music Hall
-
- AI never heard Father laugh so much before
- BTake me where there are no Eyes
Cinch 5114 Music Hall
-
- AI Never heard Father laugh so much before
- BI wish it were Sunday Night
Billy Williams, the British music-hall comedian, in two comic novelty songs on Scala — 'I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before' and 'I Wish It Were Sunday Night' — likely from the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1304 Music Hall
-
- AI never heard Father laugh so much before
- BMy Lass from Glasgow Town
Billy Williams performing comic or novelty songs with Scottish and domestic themes on Regal, a budget British label.AI summary
Regal 6008 Music Hall
-
- AI never heard Father laugh so much before
- BTake me where there are no Eyes
Billy Williams, a major British music-hall and variety comedian, on Zonophone 782, performing comedic songs 'I never heard Father laugh so much before' and 'Take me where there are no Eyes'. Williams was a prolific recording artist in the Edwardian era.AI summary
Zonophone 782 Music Hall
-
- AI shall have to ask my Mother
- BI don't know how you do it
Scala 608 Music Hall
-
- AI shall have to ask my Mother
- BI don't know how you do it
Billy Williams on Scala, this pressing of 'I Shall Have to Ask My Mother' and 'I Don't Know How You Do It' is from his continuing music-hall output.AI summary
Scala 608 Music Hall
-
- AI shall have to ask my Mother if she'll let me
- BWhen Mother backed the Winner of the Derby
Billy Williams was a prolific British music-hall and comic singer of the Edwardian era; Zonophone 1380 carries two of his novelty numbers, 'I Shall Have to Ask my Mother if She'll Let Me' and 'When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby'.AI summary
Zonophone 1380 Music Hall
-
- AI shall have to ask my Mother if she'll let me
- BWhen Mother backed the Winner of the Derby
Billy Williams performing 'I shall have to ask my Mother if she'll let me' and 'When Mother backed the Winner of the Derby' on Zonophone 1380. A novelty singer on the Zonophone label, which was one of the earliest British recording marques.AI summary
Zonophone 1380 Music Hall
-
- AI wish I were a Ladies Man
- BI don't care
Billy Williams performing 'I Wish I Were a Ladies' Man' and 'I Don't Care' on Hom (Home), a British label.AI summary
Hom 1022 Voice
-
- AI wish I were a Lady's Man
- B(H Fay)Take me down Piccadilly
Billy Williams recorded 'I Wish I Were a Lady's Man' and 'Take Me Down Piccadilly' (credited to Harry Fay) for Cinch, catalogue 5189, a small British budget label.AI summary
Cinch 5189 Music Hall
-
- AI wish I were back in Lancashire (12)
- BSince Father Joined the Territorials (09)
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall star, with I Wish I Were Back in Lancashire and Since Father Joined the Territorials on Ariel 533.AI summary
Ariel 533 Music Hall
-
- AI Wish I were you
- BBungalow parody
Billy Williams, a popular Edwardian singer and music hall performer, recorded on the Hom (Homephone) label.AI summary
Hom 539 Music Hall
-
- AI wish it was Sunday Night
- BTake me where there are no Eyes about
Billy Williams, the British music hall and comic singer, on Columbia 1854 with 'I wish it was Sunday Night' and 'Take me where there are no Eyes about'—novelty domestic songs from the Edwardian music hall repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 1854 Music Hall
-
- AI wish it was Sunday Night
- BI do wish that I was a ladies Man
Billy Williams singing 'I Wish It Was Sunday Night' and 'I Do Wish That I Was a Ladies Man' on Phoen, an obscure British label.AI summary
Phoenix 069 Music Hall
-
- AI wish it were Sunday Night
- BI never heard Father laugh so much before
Billy Williams, a British music hall and variety entertainer of the early 1900s, recorded these comic songs for Columbia. Williams was a performer of the Edwardian era, known for humorous character monologues and sentimental ballads.AI summary
Columbia is1304 Music Hall
-
- AI'll lend you my best girl
- BWake up, John Bull
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I'll Lend You My Best Girl and Wake Up, John Bull on Phoenix 038.AI summary
Phoenix 038 Music Hall
-
- AI'll lend you my best Girl
- BI don't want a Girl for Sunday
Billy Williams was a prominent British singer and actor who had a successful recording and stage career from the 1890s through the 1920s. This Zonophone recording of novelty songs dates from the early 1900s era.AI summary
Zonophone 406 Music Hall
-
- AI'll lend you my best Girl
- BWake up John Bull
Billy Williams credited on Phoenix, an obscure small British label; the titles suggest comic or novelty songs of the early 1930s.AI summary
Phoenix 38 Comic
-
- AI'll lend you my best Girl
- BI don't want a Girl for Sunday
Billy Williams recorded 'I'll Lend You My Best Girl' and 'I Don't Want a Girl for Sunday' for Zonophone (406), a British label subsidiary of the Gramophone Company. Williams was an early popular singer, and this record likely dates to the 1910s–20s.AI summary
Zonophone 406 Voice
-
- AI'll meet you one dark Night
- BDaylight Bill
Billy Williams performing two comic numbers on Cinch, a short-lived British label: 'I'll meet you one dark Night' and 'Daylight Bill'.AI summary
Cinch 5045 Comic
-
- AI'm out for the Day today(13)
- BI shall have to ask my Mother
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I'm Out for the Day Today and I Shall Have to Ask My Mother on Ariel 2147.AI summary
Ariel 2147 Music Hall
-
- AI'm the Man that buried Flanagan
- BI've found Kelly
Billy Williams, the music-hall entertainer, recorded these two topical Irish novelty songs for Zonophone, a major British label owned by the Gramophone Company; Zonophone 408 is from the pre-1920 era.AI summary
Zonophone 408 Music Hall
-
- AI'm wearing my Heart away for you
- BAll Coons look alike to me
Billy Williams on Cinch, early 1920s, with repertoire including a piece in period-offensive language typical of that era.AI summary
Cinch 5048 Voice
-
- AI'm wearing my Heart away for you
- BThe Colliers
Billy Williams performing 'I'm wearing my Heart away for you' and 'The Colliers' on Columbia label, catalogue is470.AI summary
Columbia is470 Music Hall
-
- AI've found Kelly
- BI'm the Man that buried Flanagan
Billy Williams recorded two comic Irish songs for Cinch 5040 in the early 1920s. Cinch was a short-lived, minor British label. No further information is available on this artist or recording.AI summary
Cinch 5040 Music Hall
-
- AI've found Kelly
- BYou're the One
Phoenix 041 Music Hall
-
- AI've found Kelly
- BI do like to be beside the seaside (Jack White)
Billy Williams on Home 6994, performing 'I've found Kelly' and Jack White's 'I do like to be beside the seaside'. Home was a budget British label; Williams was a music-hall entertainer.AI summary
Hom 6994 Music Hall
-
- AI've found Kelly
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with I've Found Kelly and You're the One on Phoenix 041.AI summary
Phoenix 041 Music Hall
-
- AI've got a Lover up in Scotland
- BJean from Aberdeen
Billy Williams, a Scottish singer, recorded topical and novelty songs for the obscure Tow label. Both sides carry Scottish themes typical of regional recording in the early 20th century.AI summary
Tower 188 Voice
-
- AI've got a Lover up in Scotland
- BMy Lass frae Glasgie Toon
Billy Williams performs 'I've got a Lover up in Scotland' and 'My Lass frae Glasgie Toon' on Aco, a minor British label. Both titles play on Williams' Scottish identity and repertoire.AI summary
Aco 15762 Music Hall
-
- AIf the World belonged to me
- BWhen Father tried to kill the Cock a Doodle Doo
Billy Williams recorded two comic or novelty songs on Cinch, a small British label, in the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Cinch 5050 Comic
-
- AIn the Land where there are no Girls
- BSoap & Water
Billy Williams for Cinch, a cheap British label, performing 'In the Land Where There Are No Girls' and 'Soap & Water'. The artist is unrecognised.AI summary
Cinch 5036 Voice
-
- AIn the Land where there are no Girls
- BSoap and Water
Billy Williams on Home Records, a British budget label, performing novelty or music-hall song of the early 1900s–20s era.AI summary
Hom 901 Music Hall
-
- AIn the Land where there are no Girls
- BSoap and Water
Billy Williams on Scala 1298, a British dance or vocal side from the early 1930s.AI summary
Scala 1298 Voice
-
- AIt serves you right
- BHobnailed Boots that Father wore
Billy Williams on Cinch catalogue 5043, a comic or novelty music hall number. Cinch was a British budget label active in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Cinch 5043 Music Hall
-
- AIt serves you right
- BTickle me Timothy
Billy Williams performing 'It Serves You Right' and 'Tickle Me Timothy' on Scala, a cheap British label of the 1930s. Williams was a popular light comedian and singer of the period.AI summary
Scala 439 Comic
-
- AIt serves you right(08)
- BThe hobnailed Boots that Father wore
Billy Williams sang 'It Serves You Right' and 'The Hobnailed Boots that Father Wore' for Zonophone in the acoustic era. These are comic or sentimental novelty songs; Williams was an obscure artist on a major but now-scarce label.AI summary
Zonophone 557 Music Hall
-
- AIt's a far better thing I do
- BOh Mr McPherson
Billy Williams recorded 'It's a Far Better Thing I Do' and 'Oh Mr. McPherson' for Zonophone in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Zonophone 785 Personalities (Prs)
-
- AIt's a grand old song is Home Sweet Home
- BWhen Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with It's a Grand Old Song Is Home Sweet Home and When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby on Ariel 925.AI summary
Ariel 925 Music Hall
-
- AIt's a grand old Song is Home Sweet Home
- BKangaroo Hop
Billy Williams performing two novelty songs on Homophone (Hom) 1199, a British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Hom 1199 Music Hall
-
- AIt's a grand old Song is Home Sweet Home
- BKangaroo Hop
Billy Williams on Regal 6643, performing 'It's a grand old Song is Home Sweet Home' and 'Kangaroo Hop'. Billy Williams was a popular British comedian and singer.AI summary
Regal 6643 Music Hall
-
- AIt's a Treat to be alive
- BI Wish I were You
Billy Williams vocal on Columbia is1331, a sentimental British song from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1331 Voice
-
- AIt's a wonder what little things lead to
- BIt's mine when you've done with it
Billy Williams, a prolific British comic and music-hall singer, recorded 'It's a Wonder What Little Things Lead To' and 'It's Mine When You've Done With It' on Scala 327. Williams had a long recording career spanning multiple decades and labels.AI summary
Scala 327 Comic
-
- AIt's a Wonder what little Things lead to
- BIt's mine when you've done with it
Billy Williams, a comic and novelty singer of the early 20th century, performing two humorous songs on the Tow label: 'It's a Wonder what little Things lead to' and 'It's mine when you've done with it'.AI summary
Tower 208 Music Hall
-
- AIt's a Wonder what little Things lead to(09)
- BI must go Home tonight
Billy Williams, the prolific Edwardian music hall and recording artist, performed on the Zonophone label during the early 1900s acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone A16 Music Hall
-
- AIt's Mine when you've done with it
- BIt's a wonder what Little Things lead to
Billy Williams, a prolific British music-hall singer and entertainer of the 1900s–1920s, performing comic numbers on Columbia, recorded in the acoustic era (catalogue is1327, an early series).AI summary
Columbia is1327 Music Hall
-
- AIt's Mine when you've done with it
- BWhen Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby (14)
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with It's Mine When You've Done with It and When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby on Ariel 594.AI summary
Ariel 594 Music Hall
-
- AIt's mine when you've done with it
- BMolly McIntyre
Billy Williams recorded two sentimental or comic songs for Columbia in what appears to be the 1920s–1930s. The material suggests popular ballad or comic song output.AI summary
Columbia 1980 Voice
-
- AJean from Aberdeen
Billy Williams, a British music-hall comedian and singer, on 'Jean from Aberdeen', Home (Hom) 516. Home was a small British label active in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Hom 516 Music Hall
-
- AJohn go & put your Trousers on
- BWhen Father papered the Parlour
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall comedian, performing two comic novelty songs on Scala — 'John Go & Put Your Trousers On' and 'When Father Papered the Parlour' — likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Scala 234 Music Hall
-
- AJohn put your Trousers on
- BJean from Aberdeen
Billy Williams performs 'John Put Your Trousers On' and 'Jean from Aberdeen' on Hom, a minor British label. Both titles are in the music hall comic tradition.AI summary
Hom 4084 Music Hall
-
- AKangaroo Hop
- BMy Father was born in Killarney
Billy Williams (1878-1915), the Australian-born music hall singer, with Kangaroo Hop and My Father Was Born in Killarney on Ariel 779.AI summary
Ariel 779 Music Hall
-
- AKangaroo Hop
- BIt's mine when you've done with it
Billy Williams recorded 'Kangaroo Hop' and 'It's Mine When You've Done with It' for Zonophone, novelty songs typical of the music hall crossover period. Williams was a minor artist on this now-scarce early label.AI summary
Zonophone 912 Music Hall
-
- ALand where the Women wear the Trousers
- BJohn put your Trousers on
Billy Williams on Cinch with two music-hall comic songs: 'Land where the Women wear the Trousers' and 'John put your Trousers on', both exploiting the cheeky title humour common to British variety.AI summary
Cinch 5042 Music Hall
-
- ALet's all go mad
- BI keep on toddling along
Billy Williams on Fav Records, a tiny obscure British budget label of unclear date or distribution.AI summary
Favorite 67249/60
-
- ALet's all Go mad
- BYou're the One
Billy Williams on National Records, a tiny British budget label of uncertain date.AI summary
National Music Hall
-
- ALet's All Go Mad
- BI Don't Care
Billy Williams singing two comic-novelty songs on Columbia 1751, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1751 Music Hall
-
- ALet's all go mad
- BI don't care
Billy Williams, a prolific British music-hall and comic singer, recorded 'Let's All Go Mad' and 'I Don't Care' for Scala, a minor British label, in the 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Scala 341 Music Hall
-
- ALet's all go mad
- BTake me where there are no yes about
Billy Williams recorded for Phoenix, a minor British label of the early 1930s; 'Let's All Go Mad' and 'Take Me Where There Are No Yes About' are novelty or comic titles from this period.AI summary
Phoenix 090 Voice
-
- ALet's all Go Mad
- BWhen Father papered the Parlour
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Let's All Go Mad and When Father Papered the Parlour on Lyceum 269.AI summary
Lyceum 269 Music Hall
-
- ALet's all Go Mad (11)
- BI don't Care
Billy Williams performing 'Let's all Go Mad' and 'I don't Care' on Columbia's early international catalogue (is1341)—likely from the 1910s-20s.AI summary
Columbia is1341 Voice
-
- ALet's go where all the Crowd goes
- BThe Man who buried Flanagan
Billy Williams, the British music-hall comedian, in two novelty songs on Hom — 'Let's Go Where All the Crowd Goes' and 'The Man Who Buried Flanagan' — likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Hom 881 Music Hall
-
- ALet's have a Song on the Graphophone
- BI'll lend you my best Girl
Billy Williams, a music-hall singer and comedian, recorded these early novelty songs for Columbia's 1566 catalogue, an issue from the acoustic era or early electrical period.AI summary
Columbia 1566 Music Hall
-
- ALet's Have a Song upon the Homophone
- BSing me an Irish Song
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, records a topical song 'Let's Have a Song upon the Homophone' — a direct advertisement for the Homophone label — alongside 'Sing Me an Irish Song' on Homophone 4363. The self-referential Homophone title is an unusual period document of early recording industry promotion.AI summary
Hom 4363 Music Hall
-
- ALet's have another one together
- BGoodbye Ragtime
Billy Williams, the British music-hall star, on Zonophone 1350, performing 'Let's Have Another One Together' and 'Goodbye Ragtime' — novelty and music-hall material of the early 1910s.AI summary
Zonophone 1350 Music Hall
-
- ALittle People
- BGirls of Today
Billy Williams performing 'Little People' and 'Girls of Today' on Zonophone 143, likely an early recording.AI summary
Zonophone 143 Voice
-
- ALittle Willie Woodbines
- BSince father joined the territorials
Billy Williams, a British music-hall comic, recorded 'Little Willie Woodbines' and 'Since Father Joined the Territorials' on Twin Records, a small British label. These are character comic songs of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Twin 175 Music Hall
-
- ALittle Wooden Hut
- BCome into the Garden John
Billy Williams, a British music hall and comic singer, recorded 'Little Wooden Hut' and 'Come into the Garden John' for Cinch, a budget British label of the late 1920s.AI summary
Cinch 5035 Music Hall
-
- ALittle Wooden Hut
- BCome into the Garden John
Billy Williams on Zonophone 187, with music-hall novelty material from the acoustic era. Williams is not a major-label recording artist; Zonophone was a British budget label.AI summary
Zonophone 187 Music Hall
-
- AMatrimonial Chimes(10)
- BToo-ral-oor-al-laddie
Billy Williams performing 'Matrimonial Chimes' and 'Too-ral-oor-al-laddie' on Zonophone 560, part of Zonophone's very early catalogue series. Williams is likely a minor or pseudonymous performer.AI summary
Zonophone 560 Voice
-
- AMeet you one dark night
- BSave a little one for me
Billy Williams on Dacap Records with 'Meet You One Dark Night' and 'Save a Little One for Me'—likely a vocalist or novelty recording on a small British label.AI summary
Dacapo 452 Voice
-
- AMeet you one dark night
- BSave a little one for me
Billy Williams, an American entertainer, performing two popular songs on Dacap, an obscure or regional label.AI summary
Dacapo 452 Voice
-
- AMolly McIntyre
- BIt's mine when you've done with it
Billy Williams on Regal performing 'Molly McIntyre' and 'It's Mine When You've Done with It', popular and novelty songs.AI summary
Regal 6644 Voice
-
- AMolly McIntyre
- BOh for another Day at Margate
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Molly McIntyre and Oh for Another Day at Margate on Favorite 67379.AI summary
Favorite 67379 Music Hall
-
- AMolly McIntyre
- BDon't go out with him tonight
Billy Williams, recorded 'Molly McIntyre' and 'Don't Go out with Him Tonight' for Columbia A1910 in the early 1920s acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia A1910 Voice
-
- AMolly McIntyre
- BIt's mine when you've done with it
Billy Williams recorded for Regal, the budget British label of the early 1930s, singing 'Molly McIntyre' and 'It's Mine When You've Done with It', with the latter suggesting comic or novelty content.AI summary
Regal 6644 Voice
-
- AMolly McIntyre
- BIt's a grand old Song is Home Sweet Home
Billy Williams performing 'Molly McIntyre' and 'It's a Grand Old Song is Home Sweet Home' on Zonophone 910, early 1900s-1910s era.AI summary
Zonophone 910 Voice
-
- AMoney in the Bank
- BSettle up Settle Down
Billy Williams was a British performer active in the music-hall and comic-song tradition. 'Money in the Bank' and 'Settle Up Settle Down' are recorded on Columbia IS 1333, a catalogue number consistent with the early 1920s.AI summary
Coliseum 1333 Music Hall
-
- AMrs B
- BI'll lend you my best Girl
Billy Williams, the prolific early British tenor, recorded 'Mrs B' and 'I'll lend you my best Girl' for Hom, an unidentified label, catalogue 928.AI summary
Hom 928 Voice
-
- AMrs B
- BHere we are again
Billy Williams recorded for Phoenix, a minor British label of the early 1930s, singing 'Mrs B' and 'Here We Are Again', light popular material.AI summary
Phoenix 040 Voice
-
- AMrs.B
- BSally O'Mally
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Mrs. B and Sally O'Malley on Beka 41407/6.AI summary
Beka 41407/6 Music Hall
-
- AMy Ballooning Girl
- BOld Grey Coat
Billy Williams was a singer active in the early 1920s. This Cinch pressing is one of several Williams discs in the collection; Cinch was a cheap British marque of the period.AI summary
Cinch 5049 Voice
-
- AMy Father was born in Killarney
- BMy Girl from Glasgie Toon
Billy Williams performing two Irish and Scottish-themed comedic songs on Columbia IS467. Williams was a prolific British music-hall and recording artist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia is467 Music Hall
-
- AMy Father was born in Killarney
- BShe does love a little bit of Scotch
Billy Williams performing Irish and Scottish novelty songs on Regal, a budget British label.AI summary
Regal 6011 Voice
-
- AMy Girl from Glasgie Toon
- BI wish I were a Ladies Man
Billy Williams, a Scottish singer, recorded 'My Girl from Glasgie Toon' and 'I wish I were a Ladies Man' for Jumbo, a British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 657 Voice
-
- AMy Girl from London Town
- B(Smith and Dixon) On the Mississippi
Billy Williams was a British singer and music-hall performer active in the early 1900s. This Winner pressing of two novelty or comic songs is a product of the early acoustic recording era.AI summary
Winner 2484 Music Hall
-
- AMy Girl from London Town
- B(Champion) Ginger You're Balmy
Billy Williams, a minor British singer of the 1910s–1920s, performs two music-hall numbers on JBullB (J. Bullion & Bros.), catalogue 31, a small British imprint of the early 20th century.AI summary
John Bull 31 Music Hall
-
- AMy Girl from London Town
- BThere's something nice about a Girl
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with My Girl from London Town and There's Something Nice About a Girl on Tower 190.AI summary
Tower 190 Music Hall
-
- AMy Girl from London Town
- B(Smith and Dixon) On the Mississippi
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall singer, performing two Irish and American-themed novelty songs on Winner 2484.AI summary
Winner 2484 Music Hall
-
- AMy Girl from London Town
- BTickle me Timothy
Billy Williams performing two novelty vocal numbers on Winner 2355, a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Winner 2355 Music Hall
-
- AMy Lass frae Glasgae Toon
- BOh Mr McPherson (12)
Billy Williams on Columbia is1297, singing 'My Lass frae Glasgae Toon' and 'Oh Mr McPherson'. A Scottish vocalist; the Columbia Scottish series (is) issued recordings from Scottish and English artists for the home market. Billy Williams (fl. 1920s–1930s) is now obscure.AI summary
Columbia is1297 Voice
-
- AMy Lass frae Glasgae Toon
- BOh Mr McPherson (12)
Columbia is1297 Music Hall
-
- AMy Lass from Glasgae Toon
- BTake me back to USA
Billy Williams performing 'My Lass from Glasgow Toon' and 'Take Me Back to USA' on Cinch, a British budget label — a Scottish novelty or emigrant-themed side, likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Cinch 5053 Voice
-
- AMy Lass from Glasgow Town
- BLet's all go mad
Columbia A1184 Music Hall
-
- AMy Lass from Glasgow Town
- BI Never heard Father laugh so much before
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with My Lass from Glasgow Town and I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before on Phoenix 71.AI summary
Phoenix 71 Music Hall
-
- ANobody knows how to kiss me
- BSheila O'Neil
Billy Williams on Ar Records 9234, performing 'Nobody Knows How to Kiss Me' and 'Sheila O'Neil'.AI summary
Ariel 9234 Music Hall
-
- AOh for another Day at Margate
- BCall me early in the morning
Billy Williams was a British Music Hall singer and comedian; this Columbia side offers two novelty comedy songs typical of the genre.AI summary
Columbia 2102 Music Hall
-
- AOh for another day at Margate
- BMolly McIntyre
Billy Williams, a British music-hall comedian and singer, on 'Oh for another day at Margate' and 'Molly McIntyre', Columbia IS543. Columbia British pressings of the 1920s-30s era survive in varying numbers depending on the pressing run.AI summary
Columbia is543 Music Hall
-
- AOh Mr McPherson
- BI wish it was Sunday Night
Pathé 79693 Music Hall
-
- AOh that Ragtime Waltz
- BRagtime Wedding
Billy Williams, a prolific American singer of the early 1900s, recorded 'Oh that Ragtime Waltz' and 'Ragtime Wedding' for Hom, a budget British label of the period. Williams was known for comedic and novelty numbers in the ragtime era.AI summary
Hom 1229 Dance
-
- AOh that Ragtime Waltz
- BOf for another day at Margate(12)
Billy Williams recorded 'Oh That Ragtime Waltz' and 'Of for Another Day at Margate' for Zonophone 1058. Williams was a popular singer in the early 1900s; Zonophone was a significant label in the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone 1058 Music Hall
-
- AOh the girls of Gottenburg
- B(Band) Cavalry March
Billy Williams, an English singer and recording artist, recorded popular songs for Homophone, a small British label; light vocal material of the era.AI summary
Hom 6656 Voice
-
- AOh the Sailors of the King
- BMy young man is not the Chocolate Soldier
Billy Williams, the Edwardian music-hall star, performing two patriotic and comic songs on Zonophone, a major British label of the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone 965 Music Hall
-
- AOld Armchair(09)
- BOnly bit of English we have got
Billy Williams was a British popular vocalist and entertainer of the early 20th century, known for character songs and novelty material. This early Zonophone side, 'Old Armchair' and 'Only Bit of English We Have Got', shows his music-hall roots and comic sensibility.AI summary
Zonophone A18 Music Hall
-
- AOld Armchair(09)
- BOnly bit of English we have got
Billy Williams, a popular early recording artist, performing 'Old Armchair' and 'Only Bit of English We Have Got' on Zonophone A18, an early acoustic side from approximately 1903–1905.AI summary
Zonophone A18 Voice
-
- AOld grey Coat
- BI'll meet you one dark Night
'Old Grey Coat' and 'I'll Meet You One Dark Night' recorded by Billy Williams for the Scala label, catalogue 269. Billy Williams was a popular singer and stage performer of the early 1900s; Scala was a small British imprint.AI summary
Scala 269 Voice
-
- AOld Grey Coat
- BI must go Home tonight
Billy Williams, a ballad singer of the early electric era, recorded two songs for Pelic, an obscure British label.AI summary
Pelican 56 Voice
-
- AOld grey Coat
- BMeet you one dark Night
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Old Grey Coat and Meet You One Dark Night on Ariel 606.AI summary
Ariel 606 Music Hall
-
- AOld Grey Coat
- BMy Girl from London Town
Billy Williams, a British music hall vocalist, performing 'Old Grey Coat' and 'My Girl from London Town' on the Opera label, a small British imprint, catalogue 10.AI summary
Opera 10 Music Hall
-
- AOld Grey Coat
- BI must go Home tonight
Billy Williams on Pelic 56, credited with 'Old Grey Coat' and 'I Must Go Home Tonight'. Pelic was a small or short-lived British label; the artist and recordings are otherwise unidentified.AI summary
Pelican 56 Voice
-
- AOn the Sunny Side (08)
- BI don't want a Girl on Sunday
Billy Williams recorded two vocal numbers for Columbia in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1270 Voice
-
- AOne Girl's as good as any other Girl
- BAll the Houses are going round
Billy Williams singing on Cinch, a small British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Cinch 5134 Voice
-
- AOne girl's as good as any other Girl
- BI'll Lend you my best Girl
Billy Williams on Scala 1296, same artist as id 9366. Scala was a small British label of the 1930s; Williams is not documented as a major recording artist.AI summary
Scala 1296 Music Hall
-
- AOne girl's as good as any other Girl
- BAll the houses are going round
Billy Williams, a prolific British music-hall singer, recorded 'One Girl's as Good as Any Other Girl' and 'All the Houses Are Going Round' for Zonophone.AI summary
Zonophone 787 Music Hall
-
- AOnly Bit of English that we've got
- BTaximeter Car
Billy Williams performing novelty comedy songs on Hom 318, a marginal British label.AI summary
Hom 318 Comic
-
- AOur little Kiddie sings the best songs of all
- BThere's Life in the old Dog yet
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall and comic singer, recorded 'Our Little Kiddie Sings the Best Songs of All' and 'There's Life in the Old Dog Yet' for Zonophone 1392.AI summary
Zonophone 1392 Music Hall
-
- APoodle Dog
- BCock a Doodle Doo
Billy Williams, an American entertainer, performing two novelty songs on Coils, an obscure or regional label.AI summary
Coliseum 1336 Voice
-
- APostcards
- BPut a bit of Powder on it Father
Billy Williams performs 'Postcards' and 'Put a Bit of Powder on It, Father' on this Pathé record, catalogue 78048, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Pathé 78048 Music Hall
-
- APostcards
- BThe Daylight Bill
Venus 329 Music Hall
-
- APostcards
- BMore Daylight
Billy Williams, a prolific British music hall comedian and singer active from the 1880s through the 1920s, recorded for many labels; this Columbia side captures his comic patter style in the early electrical era.AI summary
Columbia is471 Music Hall
-
- APostcards
- BA Lover up in Scotland
Billy Williams on Zonophone 135 with 'Postcards' and 'A Lover Up in Scotland', a British vocal recording from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 135 Voice
-
- APostcards
- BLet's all go Mad
Billy Williams recorded these two comic-novelty songs for Scala 267, a small British label of the 1930s.AI summary
Scala 267 Comic
-
- APut a Bit of Powder on it Father
- BThe Colliers
Billy Williams performing 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' and 'The Colliers' for Jumbo 358.AI summary
Jumbo 358 Music Hall
-
- APut a Bit of Powder on it Father
- BTickle Me Timothy
Billy Williams recorded 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' and 'Tickle Me Timothy' for Pioneer (Pion), catalogue C2. These are typical saucy music-hall numbers; Williams was a popular entertainer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Pioneer C2 Music Hall
Showing 200 of 327 — see them all