Elsie McWilliams

Elsie McWilliams (nee Williamson, June 1, 1896 - December 30, 1985) was a songwriter who wrote for Jimmie Rodgers. McWilliams, even though she is only officially credited with writing twenty songs, actually wrote or co-wrote 39 songs for Rodgers. McWilliams was his most frequent collaborator. She was the first woman to make a career as a country music songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1896 (Harperville), Died December 30, 1985

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

Notes: Surname spelled MacWilliams on some Bluebird labels.

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Recordings (Results 26-40 of 40 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 148402 10-in. 5/2/1929 My old pal Frank Knapp Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar lyricist  
Columbia 148403 10-in. 5/2/1929 Daddy and home Frank Knapp Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar lyricist  
Columbia [W]149689 10-in. 12/5/1929 Lullaby yodel Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling songwriter  
Columbia [W]149694 10-in. 12/6/1929 Daddy and home Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Columbia [W]149752 10-in. 1/13/1930 Everybody does it in Hawaii "Hobo" Jack Turner Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Columbia [W]150065 10-in. 3/5/1930 My rough and rowdy ways Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Columbia CO46356 10-in. 6/1/1951 My old pal Lefty Frizzell Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia CO46358 10-in. 6/2/1951 Lullaby yodel Lefty Frizzell Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia CO46360 10-in. 6/2/1951 My rough and rowdy ways Lefty Frizzell Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
OKeh W402291 10-in. 3/13/1929 Lullaby yodel Morgan Denmon Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
OKeh W403145 10-in. 10/16/1929 Lullaby yodel Cotton Butterfield Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
OKeh W403605 10-in. 1/10/1930 Everybody does it in Hawaii Pete Wiggins Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar lyricist  
OKeh W403867 10-in. 3/19/1930 My old home town girl Bill Bruner Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E36863 10-in. 6/17/1931 Yodeling cowboy Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin, guitar, and accordion songwriter  
Brunswick DAL138 10-in. 9/23/1935 Never no more blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 26-40 of 40 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.

"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298

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