327 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Billy Williams, a British music-hall and comic singer, performing 'The Land Where the Women Wear the Trousers' and 'Bobbing About in the Briny', recorded for Columbia (catalogue IS1272).AI summary
Columbia is1272 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams performing 'Put me amongst the Girls' and 'I like little People' on Columbia, early in the label's catalogue (is1302)—likely from the 1910s-20s.AI summary
Columbia is1302 Voice
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
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
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
Billy Williams on Zonophone 2178, a light vocal record 'She's coming home tonight' and the comic number 'Why do you think I look so gay?' from the early 1900s–10s.AI summary
Zonophone 2178 Voice
Billy Williams performs 'Girls of Today' and 'Oh Mr. MacPherson' on Zonophone 2209. These are music-hall songs.AI summary
Zonophone 2209 Music Hall
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
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
Billy Williams with 'She's Coming Home Tonight' and 'The Old Grey Coat' on Scala 1325 — popular vocal material from a minor British label.AI summary
Scala 1325 Voice
'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
Billy Williams vocal on Columbia is1331, a sentimental British song from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1325 Voice
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
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
Billy Williams, a prolific British character singer and comedian, recorded two comic songs on Columbia, a major label. This is one of Williams's many recordings across multiple British labels and catalogue series.AI summary
Columbia is1329 Music Hall
Billy Williams vocal on Columbia is1331, a sentimental British song from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1331 Voice
Billy Williams vocal on Columbia is1339, a British sentimental song from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia is1339 Voice
Billy Williams, a British music-hall entertainer and singer, performing sentimental popular songs on Columbia's early International series. These ballads represent inter-war popular entertainment.AI summary
Columbia is1340 Voice
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
Billy Williams, a prolific recording artist of the 1920s–1930s, recorded these comic novelty numbers for Columbia's popular-priced series. Both titles are music-hall humour in the British comedy tradition.AI summary
Columbia is1342 Comic
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
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
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
Billy Williams performing music hall comedy songs 'Since Father joined the Territorials' and 'Little Willies Woodbines' on Cinch 5034, a small British label.AI summary
Cinch 5034 Music Hall
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 5046 Voice
Billy Williams on Cinch, early 1920s, with repertoire including a piece in period-offensive language typical of that era.AI summary
Cinch 5048 Voice
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
Billy Williams, a British music-hall singer, recorded 'When Father Tried to Kill the Cockadoodle Doo' and 'If the World Belonged to Me' for Cinch, a budget British label of the late 1920s.AI summary
Cinch 5050 Music Hall
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
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
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
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
Cinch 5114 Music Hall
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 5132 Voice
Billy Williams singing on Cinch, a small British label of the early 1920s.AI summary
Cinch 5134 Voice
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 5155 Voice
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
Billy Williams performs 'When Father papered the Parlour' and 'When Mother backed the Winner of the Derby' on Regal 6860. Both are British music-hall novelty songs with domestic humour. Billy Williams was a prolific Irish-British recording artist of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Regal 6860 Music Hall
Billy Williams recorded 'That's a Jolly Good Song' and a piece credited to H. Fay for Zonophone, a budget label. Williams was an English comedian and singer of the Edwardian era and 1920s, and his recordings represent early 20th-century British popular song.AI summary
Zonophone 283 Music Hall
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
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