405 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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
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 singing two comic-novelty songs on Columbia 1751, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 1751 Music Hall
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
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
Billy Williams in 'The Ragtime Wedding' and 'The Worst of It Is I Like It' on Columbia (catalogue 2103) — comic ragtime numbers typical of the British music-hall singer's repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 2103 Music Hall
Columbia A1184 Music Hall
Billy Williams, a popular British entertainer of the 1920s-30s, recorded these comic vocal numbers for Columbia's A-series.AI summary
Columbia A1761 Music Hall
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
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
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
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
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
Billy Williams, the British music-hall entertainer, performing 'Ragtime Wedding' and 'Where does Daddy go?', novelty and comic songs from the early 1920s. This Columbia is544 pressing is from the company's mainstream acoustic catalogue.AI summary
Columbia is544 Music Hall
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
Billy Williams was a British singer and music-hall performer active in the early 1900s. This early Columbia recording of two novelty or comic songs is a product of the acoustic recording era.AI summary
Columbia 693 Music Hall
Binnie Hale, a leading British musical-theatre performer, recorded 'Spread a Little Happiness' (from the 1928 musical 'Mr Cinders') and 'I'm a One Man Girl' with Bobby Howes for Columbia—theatre songs from the British stage.AI summary
Columbia 5334 Music Hall
Binnie Hale and Grossmith, British musical-theatre performers, recorded these two numbers from the musical stage for Columbia; Hale was a celebrated revue and musical-comedy star of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3629 Music Hall
Blaney and Farrar, singers on Columbia, performing 'Shall I have it bobbed or shingled', a novelty song reflecting 1920s fashion trends.AI summary
Columbia 3540 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, the British musical-theatre star, singing two light comedy or theatre songs for Columbia DB1459. Howes was a leading West End performer of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1459 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, a British stage and film actor and singer, recorded 'You've got to fit your Step' and 'You'll miss my dancing' (with Debenham) for Columbia, probably in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Howes was a West End musical-theatre star and recording artist.AI summary
Columbia 4440 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, the British light baritone and musical-theatre star, recorded two comic character songs from his stage work for Columbia, probably in the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5335 Music Hall
Bobby Howes, a British musical-theatre star and comic actor, singing light musical numbers for Columbia DB1024. Howes was active in revue and theatrical recordings of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1024 Music Hall
Bobby Howes on Columbia DB697, performing 'Got a Date with an Angel' and 'Who do you love?'. Bobby Howes was a popular British light comedian and stage performer.AI summary
Columbia DB697 Music Hall
Bobby Howes was a British musical-theatre entertainer of the 1920s–30s; this Columbia duet with the Carlyle Cousins is a light comedy song from stage or film.AI summary
Columbia DB874 Music Hall
Bransby Williams was a celebrated British music-hall monologist and dramatic reciter; these dramatic pieces on Columbia were typical of his theatrical repertoire from the early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British character actor and reciter, performing 'The Coward' and 'Spotty' on Columbia 2498, likely 1910s–20s.AI summary
Columbia 2498 Music Hall
Bransby Williams (1889–1954) was a celebrated British character actor and monologue specialist. This Columbia record (2560) features two dramatic monologues, 'Devil-may-Care' and 'Death of Uncle Tom'. Williams was a major star of the British music hall and early recording era, and his monologue sides are sought by collectors of spoken word and period entertainment.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British actor and monologist famous for dramatic recitations, recorded 'The Three Bears' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' for Columbia 3062, likely in the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 3062 Music Hall
Bransby Williams performing two dramatic recitations on Columbia 2560. Williams (1870–1961) was a celebrated British actor and entertainer, famous for his dramatic monologues and character pieces; he recorded prolifically for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 2560 Music Hall
Bransby Williams recorded 'The Coward' and 'Spotty' for Columbia (2498). Williams (1889–1954) was a celebrated British character actor and monologue specialist, and his dramatic spoken-word recordings remain highly valued by collectors of theatrical and period entertainment.AI summary
Columbia 2498 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British actor and raconteur, performing character monologues 'Three Little Pigs' and 'Dick Whittington and his Cat' on Columbia 3063.AI summary
Columbia 3063 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a British actor specialising in dramatic recitations, recorded two parts of "Scrooge" (Dickens) for Columbia 347. Williams was famous for his one-man dramatic performances in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 347 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the distinguished British character actor and reciter, performing Scrooge part 3 and Micawber's Advice to David Copperfield (from Dickens), on Columbia 348.AI summary
Columbia 348 Music Hall
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Columbia 388R Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologuist, recorded these Dickens character sketches for Columbia. 'Tony Weller' and 'Bill Sykes' are from Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, performed in his distinctive dramatic recitation style.AI summary
Columbia 400 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a master of recitation and character readings, performs 'The Bells' and 'The Portrait' on Columbia catalogue 408, a very early side likely from the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Columbia 408 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British monologue and character actor, performing 'Stage Doorkeeper' on Columbia 594. Williams was famous for his dramatic recitations and character sketches in music hall and on record.AI summary
Columbia 594 Music Hall
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, the celebrated British elocutionist, performing another of his theatrical monologues, "Showman" in two parts, for Columbia; Williams' dramatic recitations were widely recorded but remain sought by enthusiasts of British music hall tradition.AI summary
Columbia 350 Music Hall
Bransby Williams, a celebrated British elocutionist and monologue artist of the early 20th century, performing two of his signature theatrical pieces, "Three Bears" and "Jack and the Beanstalk", for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 3062 Music Hall
Buchanan, Pearce and Newell recorded 'Parting Time' and 'A Marching Song' for Columbia. These appear to be music-hall or variety performers, but nothing is known of them individually or as a group.AI summary
Columbia 4953 Music Hall
Buchanan and Randolph on Columbia DB486, performing 'Take it or leave it' and 'I would if I could'. Randolph was a noted British comedian; Buchanan appears to be a duet partner.AI summary
Columbia DB486 Music Hall
Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, a husband-and-wife team and major British musical theatre and revue performers, recorded 'Ever Open Door' for Columbia. The duo was a celebrated stage act in the 1920s and 1930s, and their theatrical recordings are of interest to collectors of British musical theatre and variety.AI summary
Columbia 9927 Music Hall
Charles Austin performs two comic pieces on Columbia: 'The Adventures of the Cat' and 'The Lucky Black Cat (11)', suggesting this is part of a series. Austin was active in the early 20th century British music hall.AI summary
Columbia is1373 Music Hall
Charles Austin recorded 'Parker PC' and its Part 2 for Columbia, catalogue 1517; likely a descriptive or novelty piece from the early 1900s, given the catalogue numbering and subject matter.AI summary
Columbia 1517 Music Hall