327 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Billy Williams, a prolific early recording artist, performing 'The Ragtime Wedding' and 'Oh for Another Day at Margate' on Jumbo 1064, novelty and character songs from approximately 1905–1910.AI summary
Jumbo 1064 Voice
Billy Williams performing novelty songs 'There Must Be Something Nice About the Isle of Man' and 'Why Don't Santa Claus Bring Something for Me' on Jumbo, a budget label.AI summary
Jumbo 1097 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the prolific British music-hall comedian and singer, on Jumbo Records 1202: 'When Mother Backed the Winner of the Derby' and 'They Can All Do As They Like With Me'. This is an alternate pressing of repertoire Williams recorded many times for different labels.AI summary
Jumbo 1202 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing 'Put a Bit of Powder on it Father' and 'The Colliers' for Jumbo 358.AI summary
Jumbo 358 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams recorded 'Take Me Back to USA' and 'Let's All Go Mad' on Jumbo Records, a British budget label. Williams was a music-hall performer and comic singer of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 658 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer, records 'Some of the Best' in two parts on the Jumbo label, catalogue 800. Jumbo was a small early British label; Williams recordings on minor imprints are uncommon and are collected alongside his better-known major-label pressings.AI summary
Jumbo 800 Music Hall
Billy Williams records parts three and four of 'Some of the Best' on Jumbo 801, a companion disc to Jumbo 800 in this collection. Both discs form a multi-part set by this popular Edwardian music-hall singer on a small early British label; the same scarcity considerations apply.AI summary
Jumbo 801 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a prolific comic singer of the early 20th century, recorded two music-hall novelties on the Hom label: 'She does like a Little bit of Scotch' and 'Where does Daddy Go?'AI summary
Hom 1131 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing on the small British Hom label. Without further details on pressing date or repertoire context, the scarcity and value of this pressing cannot be assessed.AI summary
Hom 1134 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing novelty comedy songs on Hom 318, a marginal British label.AI summary
Hom 318 Comic
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
Billy Williams, a popular Edwardian singer and music hall performer, recorded on the Hom (Homephone) label.AI summary
Hom 539 Music Hall
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music-hall singer known for 'John, John, John' and 'When Father Papered the Parlour', records 'Territorials' and 'Tale of Paris' on the Homophone label, catalogue 657. Homophone was a small early British label of the 1900s–1910s; Williams's recordings on minor imprints are uncommon and are collected alongside his better-known pressings.AI summary
Hom 657 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams was a British performer active in the music-hall and comic-song tradition. 'Too Ral Addie' and 'March of the Boy Scouts' are recorded on Hom 727, a small British label.AI summary
Hom 727 Music Hall
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
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
Billy Williams singing two Scottish-themed comic songs, 'Why Can't We Have the Sea in London?' and 'She's My Sweet Lassie from Glasgie Toon', on JBull, a small British label.AI summary
John Bull 66 Music Hall
Lyric 268 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams on National Records, a tiny British budget label of uncertain date.AI summary
National Music Hall
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
Billy Williams, the Australian-born music hall singer, with Sally O'Malley and Here We Are Again on Lyceum 048.AI summary
Lyceum 048 Music Hall
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
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
Billy Williams on Cinch 5047, with vaudeville or novelty material from the 1920s. Williams is not a major-label recording artist; Cinch was a minor American label.AI summary
Cinch 5047 Voice
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
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
Billy Williams on Columbia (Col 1978), recorded 'Where does Daddy go when he goes out' and 'Wait till I'm as old as Father'. These are music-hall or novelty songs from the 1920s-1930s period.AI summary
Columbia 1978 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams recorded two vocal numbers for the Ar label.AI summary
Ariel 712 Voice
Billy Williams singing two comic-novelty songs on Columbia 1751, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1751 Music Hall
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
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
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
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
Billy Williams performing two novelty or comic numbers ('Tickle me Timothy', 'Poodle dog') on Hom (Home Talkies), catalogue 6661, likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Hom 6661 Comic
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
Billy Williams, the popular Edwardian music hall performer, recorded these two comedy numbers on the Homephone (Hom) label.AI summary
Hom 6868 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams, an American entertainer, performing two popular songs on Dacap, an obscure or regional label.AI summary
Dacapo 452 Voice
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
Billy Williams performing 'Wait till I'm as old as Father' and S. Hempsall's 'My heart is with you tonight' for J Bull B label, catalogue 126.AI summary
John Bull B126 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams on J Bull Records, a British budget label, performing music-hall novelty song of the 1920s–30s era.AI summary
John Bull B8 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing novelty and sentimental material for Jumbo, a small British label. The kangaroo hop was a dance novelty of the 1910s-20s era.AI summary
John Bull B89 Music Hall
Billy Williams performing two untitled pieces on Jumbo A28025. The artist and context are not established.AI summary
Jumbo A28025 Music Hall