Harry Williams
Harry Hiram Williams (August 23, 1879 – May 15, 1922) was an American composer, lyricist, and publisher of popular music from 1903 until his death in 1922. One of his early hits, written in 1905 with Egbert Van Alstyne, is "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree". He also produced story ideas and directed silent movies with Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios, according to Sennett's biography The King of Comedy. Williams joined The Lambs Club in 1908. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 185 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-2577 | 10-in. | 5/26/1905 | Bright eyes, good bye | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2717 | 10-in. | 8/9/1905 | In dear old Georgia | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2777 | 10-in. | 9/29/1905 | In dear old Georgia | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2838 | 10-in. | 10/24/1905 | In dear old Georgia | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | A-2838 | 7-in. | 10/24/1905 | In dear old Georgia | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2930 | 10-in. | 12/7/1905 | Why don't you try? | Harry Tally | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3002 | 10-in. | 1/15/1906 | My Hindoo man | Peter Lewin | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-3018 | 8-in. | 4/27/1906 | Cheyenne | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3018 | 10-in. | 1/19/1906 | Cheyenne | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3808 | 10-in. | 9/17/1906 | Camp meeting time | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3910 | 10-in. | 10/18/1906 | Italian specialty | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene and vocal, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4037 | 8-in. | 11/14/1906 | I'm going right back to Chicago | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4041 | 8-in. | 11/14/1906 | Won't you come over to my house | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4294 | 8-in. | 3/8/1907 | San Antonio | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4336 | 10-in. | 1/29/1908 | Mariar | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4336 | 8-in. | 3/26/1907 | Mariar | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4393 | 10-in. | 4/11/1907 | The tale the church bells tolled | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4610 | 10-in. | 6/20/1907 | In the land of the buffalo | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4720 | 10-in. | 7/29/1907 | 'Neath the old cherry tree, sweet Marie | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4768 | 10-in. | 8/7/1907 | I'm wise | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4969 | 10-in. | 12/12/1907 | I'm afraid to come home in the dark | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-5024 | 10-in. | 1/16/1908 | Dat friend of mine | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-5026 | 10-in. | 1/16/1908 | I'm afraid to come home in the dark | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-6067 | 10-in. | 3/31/1908 | I was a hero too | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-6303 | 10-in. | 7/13/1908 | It looks like a big night to-night | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Harry," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.
Williams, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107789.
"Williams, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Williams, Harry, 1879-1922 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98009450
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MusicBrainz: Harry Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aef35dca-ae8b-4f0c-9023-955105760ea3
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