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 |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.
McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.
"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: McWilliams, Elsie, 1896-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99016718
Wikidata: Elsie McWilliams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22018319
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29161346
MusicBrainz: Elsie McWilliams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9e10482-10eb-4efc-9456-548fca3c631a
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