21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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William McCulloch performs 'Chairman's Remarks' and its continuation on Regal — a two-part spoken or comic routine on a British mid-tier label.AI summary
Regal 8429 Comic
William McCulloch, a Scottish performer, recorded 'Presentation of Prizes' on Regal, a budget British label of the early 1930s. The nature of the recording—possibly a local or ceremonial piece—is not clear from the title alone.AI summary
Regal 8447 Dance
William McCulloch, an unidentified performer, on Columbia; the title suggests a ceremonial or spoken-word piece, likely educational or regional.AI summary
Columbia 9575 Dance
William McCulloch is credited to Columbia with 'When Agnes Got Married', a Scottish comic song. McCulloch was a minor Scottish entertainer of the early 1900s. Columbia 4000-series copies survive in reasonable numbers.AI summary
Columbia 4529 Music Hall
William McCulloch performing 'The Pensioner' and its continuation on Columbia DB1463, a double-sided classical or recitation piece from the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1463 Personalities (Prs)
William McCulloch performs a comic recitation, 'At the Pantomime', on Columbia DB657, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB657 Comic
William McCulloch performing Scottish reels and strathspeys on Scotland (catalogue 2), a likely Scottish regional or specialist label.AI summary
Scotland 2 Instrumental
Columbia 9614
William McCulloch, a Scottish musician, recorded for Scotland's Music Week, a tiny or vanity label. The repertoire—Scottish reels and strathspeys—suggests a local or regional release of the mid-20th century.AI summary
Scotland's Music Week SMMA2 Instrumental
William McCulloch recorded 'When Agnes Got Married' for Columbia, a Scottish vocal recording from the early 1900s. McCulloch was a minor Scottish recording artist of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 4529 Voice
William McCulloch with Grandfather Tells the Children About David and Goliath in two parts on Columbia 4058.AI summary
Columbia 4058
William Morgan sings The World Wants Men Like You and, credited H. Taylor, Ring Down the Curtain on Britannic 564.AI summary
Britannic 564 Voice
William Murdoch, a Scottish pianist, recorded tango and Spanish guitar repertoire for Decca early in the label's existence, representing the instrumental variety sides common in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3584 Instrumental
William Murdoch performing Grade A test pieces from the Daily Express National Piano Playing Contest, accompanied by explanatory talk. A rare instructional or pedagogical recording, likely from the 1930s or 1940s, documenting competitive piano standards of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4945 Classical
William Murdoch, a renowned Scottish baritone, on Decca F7498, performing Schubert's 'Hark Hark the Lark' and 'Chanson Triste'. Murdoch was a celebrated concert and recording artist, particularly of art songs and ballads.AI summary
Decca F7498 Classical
William Primrose, the celebrated British viola virtuoso, performs Saint-Saëns' 'Introduction and Rondo' on His Master's Voice D796 — a chamber music recording from a musician of international stature.AI summary
His Master's Voice D796 Classical
William Primrose was a celebrated British viola player and soloist of the mid-20th century. This Decca F1597 pressing features classical repertoire for solo viola, from his established recording period in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F1597 Classical
William Samuel on His Master's Voice D 274, recorded in the 1920s; an operatic or concert soprano or mezzo performing classical vocal repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice D274 Voice
William Wolstenholme, an English organist and composer. Vocalion K05258 records 'Carillon in B Flat' and 'Prelude in F'.AI summary
Vocalion K05258 Classical
Williams and Stevens performing two novelty or musical-comedy numbers, On the Shore at Le-Lei-Wi and Some sort of Somebody (Marsh/Grey), on Columbia 2692.AI summary
Columbia 2692 Voice
Willie Dunn, an early blues musician, on Columbia DB3440, performing 'Jet Black Blues' and 'Blue Blood Blues', likely late 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB3440 Jazz
Willie Kemp and Betty Craig on Belt Records with 'The Hikers', a two-part recording from a small British label.AI summary
Beltona 1661 Voice
Willie Lewis, an American jazz musician, recorded 'Just a Mood' and 'Minor Mania' on Columbia DB5019. Lewis played saxophone and was active in European jazz circles in the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DB5019 Jazz
Columbia FB1955 Jazz
Willie 'The Lion' Smith, a pioneering jazz pianist, with Sidney Bechet on soprano saxophone. Varsity 8405 ('Sous les Palmiers' and 'Rosa Rumba') is from a small label and is scarce.AI summary
Varsity 8405 Jazz
Willie Rouse credited on Bel 625, a short-lived British label of the early 1930s, with a novelty piano piece.AI summary
Beltona 625 Comic
Willis recorded 'Those Naughty Eyes' and 'She Gives it all to Me' for Curry's Records 9008. Curry's was a minor British label active in the early 1930s; Willis is unidentified.AI summary
Curry's 9008 Music Hall
Wills & Lawrence perform two instrumental novelty numbers on Operaphone 2555—"Waltz of the Fairies" and M. Willis's "The Canary"—likely from the 1920s or 1930s. Operaphone was a small British imprint and little is reliably known of this duo.AI summary
Opera 2555 Instrumental
The Willy Hill Band performs two Scandinavian or German titles—'Blonda John' and 'Kara Hjartanes Amanda'—on Silverton, an unidentified label.AI summary
Silvertone 3231
Willy Richards recorded a German song medley, "Wo Die Lerche Singt," in two parts for His Master's Voice EH1084. A solo vocalist recording German repertoire in the mid-20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice EH1084 Voice
Willy Schneider was a Tyrolean singer and accordion player active in the 1930s-40s, recording for Polyphon in German-speaking markets; these are Alpine novelty songs typical of his repertoire.AI summary
Polyphon 48836 Voice
Willy Schneider on Polyphon performing 'Vor meinem Vaterhaus' and 'Der Rosenkranz', German-language religious or sentimental songs.AI summary
Polyphon 48705 Voice
G&T 2-2227 Comic
Wilson Hallet, an unrecognised performer. G&T 2-2764 is an acoustic recording from the very early catalogue.AI summary
G&T 2-2764 Voice
G&T 2-2765 Comic
Wilson Hallett recorded for Odeon in the acoustic era; the titles and content belong to the 1920s or earlier vocal and novelty repertoire common to that period.AI summary
Odeon 32206/9 Music Hall
Wilson Hallett performing a ragtime piece on a G&C acoustic recording, likely from the 1910s.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2077 Instrumental
Wilson Hallett recorded "I'm Tired" for GC, a small or obscure label. The artist and label are not well documented.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-2764 Voice
Wilson Hallett performs I'm Old but I'm Awfully Tough on Gramophone Company 2-2765, a single-sided issue.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-2765 Music Hall
Wilson Hallett performing American popular songs on the Silv label, a minor British marque. The artist and label have not been securely identified.AI summary
Silvertone 318 Voice
Wilson and Benny Gonella recorded 'Stormy Weather' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart' for Brunswick; Gonella was a British jazz trumpeter and bandleader active in the 1930s–1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 01537 Jazz
Wilton Crawley, an eccentric clarinettist and vaudeville entertainer who recorded with members of Duke Ellington's orchestra in the late 1920s, on a scarce Okeh race-series release.AI summary
Okeh 8492 Jazz
Wilton Crawley was an early African-American blues and jazz guitarist; this Victor side captures the novelty-dance idiom of the late 1920s and carries the historical weight of pre-Depression blues.AI summary
Victor 38094 Jazz
Windeatt performs 'Mr Misery' and 'Mazie' on Winner 3618. Winner was a British budget label of the 1920s–1930s; Windeatt is unidentified.AI summary
Winner 3618 Dance
Windeatt on Columbia 777 with 'Sand Dunes' and 'Vamp'. Columbia 777 suggests an early 1920s pressing of dance or novelty material; the artist is not identified.AI summary
Columbia 777 Dance
A recording by Windeatt of 'Mammy o' Mine' and 'Everybody wants a Key to my Cellar' on Columbia catalogue 796, dating from the early acoustic era (likely 1910s–early 1920s).AI summary
Columbia 796 Voice
Two popular ballad songs credited to Windeatt on Columbia, from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 826 Voice
Credited to Windeatt on Columbia 827, performing 'Cairo' and 'I Never Realised'. The artist is not identified in standard record references; Columbia 827 suggests a very early catalogue number from the acoustic or very early electrical era.AI summary
Columbia 827 Voice