Evan Williams

Evan Williams

Harry Evan Williams (7 September 1867 – 24 May 1918) was an oratorio tenor. He recorded almost one hundred 78-RPM records for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the United States and The Gramophone Company (HMV) in England. Williams gave more than 1,000 performances and recitals during his 25-year professional career across the United States and in England and Wales. Williams was praised most highly by critics for his interpretations of Handel.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 7, 1867, Died May 24, 1918

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 202 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-10514	10-in.	6/7/1911	Slumber song	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10517	10-in.	6/8/1911	The sandman	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10518	10-in.	6/8/1911	The cuckoo clock	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10519	10-in.	6/8/1911	Memory	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10520	10-in.	6/8/1911	Just a-wearyin' for you	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10521	10-in.	6/8/1911	Good-bye sweetheart, good-bye	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-10522	10-in.	6/8/1911	Songs my mother taught me	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-11091	10-in.	10/13/1911	Hedge roses	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-11092	10-in.	10/13/1911	Return of spring	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-11102	10-in.	10/14/1911	Hark, hark! the lark	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-11105	10-in.	10/14/1911	Wynken, Blynken and Nod	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12200	10-in.	7/18/1912	On billow rocking	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12201	10-in.	7/18/1912	Alice, where art thou?	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12202	10-in.	7/18/1912	A woodland song	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12210	10-in.	7/18/1912	I hear you calling me	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-12211	12-in.	7/18/1912	Silver threads among the gold	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12212	10-in.	7/18/1912	Far o'er the stars is rest	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-12384	12-in.	9/21/1912	A spirit flower	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-12955	10-in.	2/28/1913	A perfect day	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-13584	12-in.	7/15/1913	Adelaide	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-13594	12-in.	7/16/1913	The death of Nelson	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-13595	10-in.	7/16/1913	Let me dream again	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-14212	10-in.	12/18/1913	Where is my boy to-night	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-14213	12-in.	12/18/1913	The Holy City	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-14214	10-in.	12/18/1913	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 126-150 of 202 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Evan," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103618.

Williams, Evan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103618.

"Williams, Evan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.