William A. Dillon
William Austin Dillon (November 6, 1877 – February 10, 1966) was an American songwriter and Vaudevillian. He is best known as the lyricist for the song "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (1911), written in collaboration with Harry Von Tilzer. It can be heard in Show Business (1944) and The Jolson Story (1946). He was born in Cortland, New York and performed at some point in Vaudeville with his brothers John and Harry. He billed his own act as the "man of a thousand songs". He quit vaudeville around 1912 after injuries suffered in a car accident. Dillon died in Ithaca, New York on February 10, 1966. He married in 1918 to Georgia Leola Head, daughter of George and Mary (Steen) Head. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1877, Died February 10, 1966
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-48 of 48 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 19227 | 10-in. | 2/7/1911 | It's got to be someone I love | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19284 | 10-in. | 4/5/1911 | All alone | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19392 | 10-in. | 5/29/1911 | I want a girl (Just like the girl that married dear old Dad) | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19625 | 10-in. | 10/27/1911 | Bonnie, my Highland lassie | John E. Meyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 39153 | 10-in. | 12/17/1913 | Stop thief | William J. Halley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39894 | 10-in. | 2/26/1915 | Don't take my darling boy away | Billy Burton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 45562 | 10-in. | 4/17/1915 | My little girl | Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46775 | 10-in. | 5/15/1916 | My grandfather's girl | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 46777 | 10-in. | 5/15/1916 | Do what your mother did | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47032 | 10-in. | 9/20/1916 | I'll wed the girl I left behind | Empire Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 47042 | 10-in. | 9/22/1916 | Take me to my Alabam' | Henry I. Marshall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47127 | 10-in. | 11/3/1916 | Take me to my Alabam' | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 78008 | 10-in. | 8/20/1918 | My baby boy | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 78217 | 10-in. | 12/20/1918 | Look what my boy got in France | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 37238 | 12-in. | 4/8/1915 | Don't take my darling boy away | Jockers Brothers | Violin and piano duet | lyricist | |
Columbia | 48894 | 12-in. | 8/19/1916 | Take me to my Alabam' | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | W146166 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | I want a girl (Just like the girl that married dear old Dad) | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal trio, with banjo and piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | C1761 | 10-in. | 1/21/1937 | I want a girl (just like the girl that married dear old Dad) | Hoosier Hot Shots | Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal | lyricist | |
OKeh | W402746 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | When Father put the paper on the wall | Captain Appleblossom | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
Edison | 3700 | 10-in. | 4/12/1915 | Don't take my darling boy away | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4033 | 10-in. | 7/29/1915 | My little girl | A. C. Lichty | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4728 | 10-in. | 5/16/1916 | My grandfather's girl | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 5084 | 10-in. | 10/23/1916 | I'll wed the girl I left behind | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dillon, William A.," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106538.
Dillon, William A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106538.
"Dillon, William A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dillon, William A., 1877-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92049592
Wikidata: William Dillon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8007844
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43495475
MusicBrainz: William Dillon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/305ace74-1da3-48d1-bccc-7895e6f986b0
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