834 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Ben Davies was a celebrated Welsh tenor and one of the first great recording artists of the acoustic era, active from the 1900s onwards; this Columbia 7350 issue preserves one of his later studio performances.AI summary
Columbia 7350 Voice
Ben Davies, a Welsh baritone and oratorio singer of the Victorian and Edwardian era, performing 'I Know of Two Bright Eyes' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' on Columbia DB1430. Davies was a prominent concert and recorded artist in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia DB1430 Voice
Ben Davies (1858–1943) was a celebrated Welsh tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Columbia pressing of sentimental songs is from the electrical era.AI summary
Columbia 7350 Voice
Ben Williams, a baritone vocalist, performs standard light operetta numbers 'Softly as in a Morning Sunrise' and medley selections from operettas on Columbia 9753. The catalogue number suggests a 1920s-1930s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 9753 Voice
Betty Chester singing 'Here comes Tootsie' and 'Some Girl has got to darn his Socks' for Columbia 2799.AI summary
Columbia 2799 Voice
Betty Chester singing two novelty numbers, Some Day I'll make you love me and (Chorus) Round the Map, on Columbia 2800, a 1920s vocal recording.AI summary
Columbia 2800 Voice
Bidgood recorded two popular songs for Columbia (IS1960) in what appears to be the early 1930s. The artist is otherwise unidentified from the label.AI summary
Columbia is1960 Voice
Biese performing 'Just like the Rose' and 'When you're alone' on Columbia A2864, a pre-electrical Columbia acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia A2864 Voice
Billie Anthony was a British popular singer of the 1950s who enjoyed some chart success; this Columbia DB pressing pairs two of her vocal recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB3798 Voice
Billie Anthony performing 'Butterscotch Mop' and 'No More' on Columbia DB3566 — post-war popular dance or novelty material from a British vocalist.AI summary
Columbia DB3566 Voice
Billie Anthony, a British singer of the 1950s, recorded 'The banjo's back in town' and 'Ten little kisses' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB3648 Voice
Billie Anthony, a British popular singer, recorded 'Shake the Hand of a Stranger' and 'Tweedle Dee' for Columbia (DB3592) in the early 1950s, part of the post-war British vocal recording boom.AI summary
Columbia DB3592 Voice
Billy Day recorded 'Red Lips Kiss My Blues Away' and 'My Regular Gal' for Columbia, likely from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4567 Voice
Billy Day credited on Columbia 4567 with two comic-novelty blues titles from the late 1920s or early 1930s. Day does not appear in standard discographies and little is known of this artist.AI summary
Columbia 4567 Voice
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 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 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 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, 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 recorded these two light comedic or novelty songs for Columbia's IS series, a budget British label series. 'When Mother Backed the...', '[part of title cut off]' and 'Our Little Kiddie Sings the Best Song of All' suggest sentimental or family-themed novelty material from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Columbia is682 Voice
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
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
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 'Molly McIntyre' and 'Don't Go out with Him Tonight' for Columbia A1910 in the early 1920s acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia A1910 Voice
Billy Williams recorded two vocal numbers for Columbia in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia is1270 Voice
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
Billy Williams singing two popular novelty numbers, Save a little one for me and Meet you one dark Night, on Columbia IS301.AI summary
Columbia is301 Voice
Bing Crosby recorded "You're Getting to be a Habit With Me" and "You've Got Me Crying Again" for Columbia DB1901. Crosby was one of the most successful recording artists of the 20th century; these are from his early electrical recording period.AI summary
Columbia DB1901 Voice
Bing Crosby recorded 'Give Me a Heart to Sing To' and 'Once in a Blue Moon' for Columbia's 'DB' series in the late 1930s. Crosby was the dominant popular singer of the era.AI summary
Columbia DB2000 Voice
Bing Crosby recorded "Lazy Day" and "Young and Healthy" (the latter a popular jazz standard) for Columbia during the early 1930s swing era. Crosby was already one of the biggest popular singers in America by this time.AI summary
Columbia DB2027 Voice
Bing Crosby on Columbia DB2085, with 'Black Moonlight' and 'Street of Dreams'. Crosby was the dominant popular singer of the 1930s–1950s, and among the most recorded artists in history.AI summary
Columbia DB2085 Voice
Bing Crosby on Columbia, performing jazz-inflected standards in the early 1930s. Crosby was one of the most popular and prolific recording artists of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4417M Voice
Bing Crosby on Columbia DB50219, performing 'The Sweetest Story Ever Told' and 'Mighty Like a Rose'. Crosby was the most recorded vocalist of the 20th century; both are sentimental standards from the early vocal tradition.AI summary
Columbia DB50219 Voice
Bing Crosby, the American crooning legend, singing two hit songs on Columbia: "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" and "Mule Train", recorded in the late 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB50306 Voice
Binnie Hale, a British stage and film actress and singer, performed these two popular songs for Columbia's DB-series, a prestige electrical 10-inch format of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1686 Voice
Binnie Hale, a British stage actress and singer, recorded 'Music for Romance' and 'Mine Alone' for Columbia. Hale was active in musical theatre and revue throughout the 1920s–40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1849 Voice
Binnie Hale was a British actress and singer, prominent in theatre and early film during the 1920s–30s. 'A Nice Cup of Tea' and 'Love me a Little Today' are light theatrical songs from her repertoire. This Columbia electrical recording dates from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1686 Voice
Binnie Hale performing two popular standards, 'As Time goes by' and 'Dancing in the Dark', on Columbia—both songs from major 1930s stage and film productions.AI summary
Columbia DB755 Voice
Binnie Hale was a British musical-theatre performer and actress who recorded songs from popular stage shows. 'No No Nanette' and 'I've Confessed to the Breeze' are from 1920s musicals; this Columbia pressing is from a major label's musical-comedy catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 3632 Voice
Binnie Hale, a British musical theatre and light entertainment performer, sang 'D'ye Love Me?' and J Hobbs' 'Sunny' for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 4142 Voice
Binnie Hale was a British stage and film actress and singer of the 1920s–30s; 'Spread a little Happiness' is a known light song, and the B-side credits Bobby Howes, a fellow stage performer. Recorded for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 5334 Voice
Binnie Hale, a British stage and film actress and singer, recorded a 'No No Nanette' medley and 'Room 504' on Columbia FB2576. Hale was a popular British musical theatre and film star of the 1920s-30s, and her recordings reflect her stage success.AI summary
Columbia FB2576 Voice
Binnie Hale, a British actress and singer, recorded 'I'll Walk Beside You' and 'Because' for Columbia FB2598. Hale was known for revue and musical theatre in the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Columbia FB2598 Voice