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 1-25 of 40 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-41739 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | The sailor's plea | Jimmie Rodgers ; The Three Southerners | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and steel guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45090 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | My old pal | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45091 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Mississippi moon | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45094 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | You and my old guitar | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45095 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Daddy and home | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45096 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | My little lady | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45097 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | I'm lonely and blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45098 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Lullaby yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45099 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Never no mo' blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47224 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | I'm lonely and blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-55307 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-55308 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Tuck away my lonesome blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-55345 | 10-in. | 8/12/1929 | Home call | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (takes 4 and 5) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56454 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Yodeling cowboy | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56455 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | My rough and rowdy ways | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56456 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | I've ranged, I've roamed and I've travelled | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56595 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Nobody knows but me | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56607 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | Anniversary blue yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56608 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | She was happy till she met you | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56619 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | That's why I'm blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-69413 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | The wonderful city | Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-02952 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | The passing of Jimmie Rodgers | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | composer | |
Victor | BS-02953 | 10-in. | 10/27/1936 | The last thoughts of Jimmie Rodgers | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | composer | |
Victor | BS-07474 | 10-in. | 3/2/1937 | My rainbow trail keeps winding on | Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers | Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer | |
Victor | BS-07476 | 10-in. | 3/2/1937 | Since that black cat crossed my path | Ernest Tubb | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with 2 guitars | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McWilliams, Elsie," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.
McWilliams, Elsie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111298.
"McWilliams, Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 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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