Fred Godfrey

Fred Godfrey (17 September 1880 – 22 February 1953) was the pen name of Llewellyn Williams, a World War I songwriter. He is best known for the songs "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (1916) and "Bless 'Em All" (1917), a 1940s hit recorded by George Formby that can be found on many war films.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 17, 1880 (Swansea), Died February 22, 1953 (Pinner)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, arranger, composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 71033 10-in. approximately 1920 Who's your friend? Billy Williams songwriter  
Brunswick 1385 10-in. approximately Sept. 1917 Take me back to dear old Blighty Joseph Philips Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 552 Not documented approximately Feb. 1911 Let's have a song on the phonograph Billy Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 553 Not documented approximately Feb. 1911 Sally O'Malley Billy Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 554 Not documented approximately Feb. 1911 Here we are again Billy Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 555 Not documented approximately Feb. 1911 I'll lend you my best girl Billy Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 3842 10-in. 6/3/1915 Some little girl named Mary Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 3859 10-in. 6/8/1915 Take me back to your heart George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 4071 10-in. 8/26/1915 They all did the goose-step home Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 4304 10-in. 12/1/1915 Arrah, go on now, Miss Emerald Isle Harold Proctor Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4436 10-in. 1/21/1916 Reminiscences of Irelend no. 2 Sodero's Band Band arranger  
Edison 4581 10-in. 3/14/1916 Reminiscences of Ireland no. 1 Sodero's Band Band arranger  
Edison 4711 10-in. 5/8/1916 The garden of flowers Walter Van Brunt Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 4787 10-in. 6/14/1916 There's a little baby up in the moon Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 6485 10-in. between 12/2/1918 and 12/11/1918 'Twas an old fashioned song Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 7226 10-in. 3/18/1920 Come back to Ireland and me Talbot O'Farrell Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godfrey, Fred," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114458.

Godfrey, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114458.

"Godfrey, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114458

External Sources

Wikipedia: Fred Godfrey

Discogs: Fred Godfrey

IMDb: Fred Godfrey

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Godfrey, Fred, 1880-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008148179

Wikidata: Fred Godfrey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495274

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/58904823

MusicBrainz: Fred Godfrey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b3dd78d2-8ca3-42f0-90d9-7e4b7ff7610a

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