Art Gillham
Art Gillham (January 1, 1895, St. Louis, Missouri – June 6, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American songwriter, who was among the first crooners as a pioneer radio artist and a recording artist for Columbia Records. With Billy Smythe and Scott Middleton he wrote "Hesitation Blues", which he also recorded as one of the first electrical recordings for Columbia Records(Rust). The song is heard in the following movies The Public Enemy, Of Human Bondage and Fireman Save My Child (IMDB). Gillham and Smythe wrote approximately 100 songs together, including "Mean Blues," "Just Forget," "The Deacon Told Me I Was Good," "Just Waiting for You," "Crying Again," "Things That Remind Me of You" (sheet music) and the first successful electrical recording, "You May Be Lonesome" (Rust). With J. Russell Robinson he wrote "In My Sweetheart's Arms". |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1895 (St. Louis), Died June 6, 1961
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, songwriter, composer, lyricist, leader, guitar
Notes: Often billed as "The Whispering Pianist." Surname spelled "Gilham" on Bluebird disc labels.
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Recordings (Results 151-174 of 174 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151145 | 10-in. | 1/5/1931 | If you're happy, I'll be glad | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with alto saxophone and piano | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151272 | 10-in. | 2/4/1931 | Something reminds me of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151273 | 10-in. | 2/4/1931 | If you haven't got a girl | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151415 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | Another broken heart | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151416 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | As long as we have each other | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151551 | 10-in. | 5/12/1931 | You are the rose of my heart | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151552 | 10-in. | 5/12/1931 | You treat me like a baby | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151571 | 10-in. | 5/26/1931 | Just a minute more to say goodbye | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72060 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Mean blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72371 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Days of yesterday | Emerson Gill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81821 | 10-in. | 11/14/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81834 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Things that remind me of you | Frank Salt | Male vocal solo, with banjo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W400097 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | Now I won't be blue | Nita Mitchell | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E22873-E22875 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1896 | 10-in. | 4/27/1928 | Hesitation blues | Reaves White County Ramblers ; Loyd Reaves | Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2572 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2896 | 10-in. | 1/31/1929 | The deacon told me I was good | Mary Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3736 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Somewhere there’s someone | John Wahlstedt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C6497 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | Just forget | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | MEM804 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Hesitation blues | Jim Jackson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6621 | 10-in. | 2/14/1919 | Hesitation blues | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Gennett | 11848 | 10-in. | 5/2/1924 | The deacon told me I was good | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Gennett | 11849 | 10-in. | 5/2/1924 | Mean blues | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Gennett | 11851 | 10-in. | 5/2/1924 | Hesitation blues | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillham, Art," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110519.
Gillham, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110519.
"Gillham, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gillham, Art, 1895-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97041655
Wikidata: Art Gillham - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4796846
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/213770
MusicBrainz: Art Gillham - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4602585a-bf0a-483a-8452-bbca1d7d9370
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