Billy Golden
William B. Shires (June 9, 1858 – January 29, 1926), who performed and recorded as Billy Golden, was an American blackface comic, and singer who was a popular recording artist between the 1890s and the 1910s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1858 (Cincinnati), Died January 29, 1926
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author, performer, composer, whistling, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 253 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-8985 | 10-in. | 5/24/1910 | Epitaphs, or Two darkies in a cemetery | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-8986 | 10-in. | 5/24/1910 | Turkey specialty | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and male vocal solo, with orchestra | performer | |
Victor | B-9099 | 10-in. | 6/21/1910 | Darky school days | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-9121 | 10-in. | 6/21/1910 | Jinin' the church | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-9126 | 10-in. | 6/23/1910 | Bear's oil | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-9127 | 10-in. | 7/23/1910 | Down in Turkey Hollow | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-9357 | 10-in. | 8/18/1910 | The colored doctors | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | C-10933 | 12-in. | 9/7/1911 | Whistling Pete | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Minstrels | author, performer | |
Victor | B-10934 | 10-in. | 9/7/1911 | Aunt Mandy | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal, with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | C-10935 | 12-in. | 9/7/1911 | Working on the farm | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | author, speaker | |
Victor | B-10936 | 10-in. | 9/7/1911 | Darktown poets | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | author, speaker | |
Victor | C-11196 | 12-in. | 11/7/1911 | That minstrel man | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?) | author, performer | |
Victor | B-11196 | 10-in. | 11/7/1911 | That minstrel man | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?) | author, performer | |
Victor | B-11463 | 10-in. | 1/17/1912 | Matrimonial troubles | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | C-11464 | 12-in. | 1/17/1912 | Jimmie Trigger, or The military hero | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | performer | |
Victor | C-12678 | 12-in. | 12/6/1912 | Unlucky Mose | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | author, speaker | |
Victor | B-12679 | 10-in. | 12/6/1912 | The darktown editors | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | author, speaker | |
Victor | C-12902 | 12-in. | 2/11/1913 | The rival salesmen | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue | author, speaker | |
Victor | C-12903 | 12-in. | 2/11/1913 | Clamy Green | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal(?), with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-14913 | 10-in. | 5/29/1914 | Gwine back to Arkansas | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal, with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | B-14914 | 10-in. | 5/29/1914 | The servant girls | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and vocal, with orchestra | author, performer | |
Victor | C-14915 | 12-in. | 5/29/1914 | Jimmy Trigger returns from the war | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue and song, with bugle, drum, and piccolo | author, performer | |
Victor | C-16666 | 12-in. | 10/14/1915 | Curiosity hunt | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with banjo | performer | |
Victor | C-16682 | 12-in. | 10/20/1915 | Henry attempts suicide | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with banjo | performer | |
Victor | C-16683 | 12-in. | 10/20/1915 | The insect powder agent | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue and male vocal duet, with banjo | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Golden, Billy," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
Golden, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
"Golden, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Golden, Billy, 1858-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92055502
Wikidata: Billy Golden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16030845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876592
MusicBrainz: Billy Golden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6977794-32cc-4ad8-82ff-b2a4520a6feb
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