Billy Williamson
William Famous Williamson (February 9, 1925 – March 22, 1996) was the American steel guitar player for Bill Haley and His Saddlemen, and its successor group Bill Haley & His Comets, from 1949 to 1963. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 9, 1925 (Conshohocken), Died March 22, 1996
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 112 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 103733 | 11/21/1957 | Oriental rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 103734 | 11/21/1957 | Wooden shoe rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 104284 | 2/6/1958 | The walking beat | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 104285 | 2/6/1958 | Skinny Minnie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 104286 | 2/6/1958 | Sway with me | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 104287 | 2/7/1958 | Lean jean | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 104288 | 2/7/1958 | Don't nobody move | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105063 | 6/3/1958 | Joey's song (stereo) ; Joey's song (mono) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105064 | 6/3/1958 | Chiquita Linda (Un poquito de tu amor) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105118 | 6/9/1958 | Dinah | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105119 | 6/9/1958 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105120 | 6/12/1958 | Whoa Mabel! | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105121 | 6/12/1958 | Marie | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105126 | 6/12/1958 | Eloise | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105127 | 6/12/1958 | Corrine, Corrina-1 ; Corrine, Corrina-2 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105174 | 6/18/1958 | B.B. Betty | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 105175 | 6/18/1958 | Sweet Sue, just you | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 105176 | 6/18/1958 | Charmaine | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106322 | 1/7/1959 | The dragon rock | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106323 | 1/7/1959 | A.B.C. rock-1 | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | 106324 | 1/7/1959 | The cat walk (Instrumental) | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106416 | 1/29/1959 | I got a woman | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106417 | 1/29/1959 | (Now and then) There's a fool such as I | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106418 | 1/29/1959 | Be by me | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | 106419 | 1/29/1959 | Where did you go last night? | Comets ; Bill Haley | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williamson, Billy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/211111.
Williamson, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/211111.
"Williamson, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Williamson, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98025416
Wikidata: William F. 'Billy' Williamson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4913477
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MusicBrainz: William F. 'Billy' Williamson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a52bc43f-397c-41e4-93dd-31ce9f3a114c
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