21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Wirges recorded two popular standards on Brunswick 3929, likely late 1930s or early 1940s. The artist is not identifiable in standard discographies.AI summary
Brunswick 3929 Voice
Wirges recorded 'A Room with a View' and 'Watching the Clouds Roll By' for Brunswick (4145) in the late 1920s–early 1930s. The artist is not otherwise identified.AI summary
Brunswick 4145 Voice
Wirges on Brunswick (Br 4101), recorded 'Where were you where was I' and 'Billie'. The titles suggest popular or dance numbers from the 1930s, but the artist is not established in standard discographies.AI summary
Brunswick 4101 Dance
Wisdom & Grenfell were a celebrated British comedy duo active in the mid-20th century, best known for radio and stage revue. This Columbia recording captures their signature patter and character pieces from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Columbia DB3161 Comic
Wish Wynne on HMV, with titles suggesting novelty songs of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3039 Music Hall
Wish Wynne on His Master's Voice B3127 performing a two-part recording of 'Cinderella', likely a comic or musical-theatre number. Wynne is not a well-documented recording artist; the catalogue number suggests a 1920s–early 1930s release.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3127 Music Hall
Wish Wynne on HMV B-series with a musical story or novelty piece, 'Sleeping Beauty', in two parts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4010 Personalities (Prs)
A music box playing 'Dinah' and 'Oh Lady be good', released on His Master's Voice JH34. A novelty instrumental recording of the jazz standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH34 Instrumental
Witley Court Music Box, the mechanical instrument, performing 'Japanese Sandman' and 'Truckin'' on His Master's Voice JH35.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH35 Instrumental
A novelty recording of the Witely Court Music Box playing 'You're in Kentucky' and 'Patty Cake' on HMV's JH (Jubilee) series, a special wartime or commemorative label.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH36 Instrumental
His Master's Voice JH37 Dance
His Master's Voice JH38 Dance
His Master's Voice JH40 Dance
Witley Court Music Box, an automated mechanical instrument, performing 'When Day Is Done' and medley selections on His Master's Voice JH41.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH41 Instrumental
Witley Court Music Box, the mechanical instrument from the Worcestershire estate, performing 'Ain't It a Shame About Mame' and 'Yes My Darling Daughter' on His Master's Voice JH43.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH43 Instrumental
Wladimir Kastorsky (1870–1948) was a Russian bass-baritone celebrated for his performances of Boris Godunov. This VOX label pressing preserves two arias from Mussorgsky's opera, likely from the acoustic or early electrical era.AI summary
Vox 03377 Opera
G&T 2-2585 Comic
William Ditcham performed two novelty titles, 'Alabama Skedaddle' and 'Go as You Please Polka', for Bell Records, a minor British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Bell 231 Comic
Silvertone 3276 Dance
Wolfe Kahn recorded for His Master's Voice; 'She's a great great Girl' and 'Fascinatin' Vamp' (credited to Shilkret, the conductor) are light dance-novelty material of the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5514 Dance
Wolfe Kahn for HMV, performing the jazz standards 'Clap Yo Hands' and 'Do-Do-Do'. Kahn is unrecognised.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5343 Jazz
Wolseley Charles recorded what appears to be instrumental or character pieces on Decca F1577 in the early 1930s. 'Impressions of Famous Composers' suggests a novelty or light classical item. The artist is unidentified.AI summary
Decca F1577 Misc.
Wolverine Orchestra performing 'Big Boy' and 'Jazz me Blues' on Brunswick, recorded in the mid-1920s, part of an important series of hot jazz recordings from a pioneering Chicago ensemble.AI summary
Brunswick 02203 Jazz
The Wolverine Orchestra's 'Fidgety Feet' and 'Royal Garden Blues' on Brunswick 02204. An important early jazz ensemble recorded during the acoustic period.AI summary
Brunswick 02204 Jazz
Credited to Wood, performs 'Say it while Dancing' and 'Shores of Minnetonka' on Regal, a British label active from the 1920s onward.AI summary
Regal 7955 Instrumental
Woodville & Fay, a performer or duo, on Zonophone, performing novelty material from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
Zonophone 2080 Music Hall
Woody Guthrie, the legendary American folk singer and songwriter, performing two traditional ballads for Asch Records in the 1940s. These are important early recordings by one of the most influential figures in American folk music.AI summary
Asch 432-2 Country
Woody Guthrie on Stinson 628, recorded during the American folk revival period. Guthrie was the major figure in American folk music; Stinson was a small New York independent label of the 1940s.AI summary
Stinson 628 Country
Woody Guthrie performing 'Pastures of Plenty' and 'Hard Travelling' from his *Ballads of the Dust Bowl* series, released on Disc label (New York series, D199/200), a two-disc folk album issued in the UK.AI summary
DiscNewYorkD 199/200 Country
Woody Herman's orchestra with 'I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger' and 'Lemon Drop' on British Capitol.AI summary
Capitol CL13060 Jazz
Woody Herman, the major American swing bandleader and clarinetist, performing 'At the woodchoppers ball' and 'Bigwig in the wigwam' on Brunswick 02843. 'Woodchoppers Ball' was his signature tune of the early 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 02843 Jazz
Parlophone R2996
Woody Herman's orchestra was one of the most important American swing bands of the 1940s, known for their 'First Herd' of outstanding soloists. This Brunswick 03000-series side shows Herman's early swing style. US-pressed Herman sides are eagerly collected; UK pressings are less common.AI summary
Brunswick 03471 Jazz
Woody Herman's famous orchestra, the Herd, recorded 'Apple Honey' and 'Out of This World' for Columbia in the swing era. The band was known for its harmonic sophistication and hard-swinging style.AI summary
Columbia 36803 Jazz
Woody Herman, the jazz bandleader and clarinet virtuoso, recorded 'If it's love you want' and 'Wrap your troubles in dreams' for Columbia 37160, swing and popular songs from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Columbia 37160 Jazz
Woody Herman and his orchestra on Brunswick, performing two novelty swing numbers. 'At the Woodchoppers' Ball' is an original Herman composition that became a jazz standard.AI summary
Brunswick 02843 Jazz
Woody Herman, the clarinetist and big-band leader, recorded 'Blue Flame' and 'Blues Are Brewin'' for Columbia. 'Blue Flame' was his theme and a signature piece; this Columbia DB2370 is a standard swing-era dance-band recording from a major label.AI summary
Columbia DB2370 Jazz
Woody Herman leading a band on Odeon, recorded in the late 1940s or early 1950s—'Noah' and 'I'll Get By' represent the swing and popular music this American bandleader was known for on both sides of the Atlantic.AI summary
Odeon 283.837 Jazz
W. P. Lipscomb and company with Down the Vale in two sides on HMV B4007.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4007 Personalities (Prs)
Wurm was a singer or band recorded for Piccadilly, a cheap British budget label of the early 1930s. The titles are standard popular ballads or novelty material from that era.AI summary
Piccadilly 317 Voice
W. V. Robinson recorded 'Little Bateese' and 'Wreck of the Julie Plante' for Columbia, narrative ballads of Canadian life; Robinson is obscure but the pieces suggest he was a singer of character or topical songs in the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3385 Voice
W.W. Whitlock recorded 'Laughing all the Way' and 'What a Very Dreadful Thing' for Bell Records catalogue 96. Bell was a small early British label active in the 1900s-1910s.AI summary
Bell 96
W. W. Whitlock with Buying the Christmas Dinner and Whitlock's Christmas Party on Edison 355.AI summary
Edison 355 Comic
Wylie recorded 'My Best Girl' and 'Morning' for Columbia is1710, a British pressing likely from the 1920s or early 1930s. Artist and recording details are unidentified.AI summary
Coliseum 1710 Dance
Wylie (vocal artist, likely with accompanying group credited as the Ambassadors) on Columbia IS1798, performing 'Look at those Eyes' and 'Lady of my Cigarette'.AI summary
Coliseum 1798 Voice
Wylie with Wait 'Till the Morning After and, by Miami, Seventeen on Vocalion X9601.AI summary
Vocalion X9601 Dance
The Wylie band with I Want to Be Happy and Rock a Bye My Baby on Homochord H753.AI summary
Hom H753 Dance
Wynne Ajello, Dan Donovan, and the Three Ginx perform songs from the musical 'Telling Her the Truth' on Brunswick. Both sides are the same recording. This appears to be a novelty or theatre recording from the 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 3217