Bill Davies
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-100885 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Knock, knock, who's there? | Ed Cuffee ; Roy Eldridge ; Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-102427 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | Knock, knock, who's there? | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0502 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | Knock knock (who's there?) | City Slickers ; Sir Frederick Gas ; I. W. Harper and the Four Fifths ; Spike Jones ; Dick Morgan ; Freddy Morgan ; George Rock ; Doodles Weaver | Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Decca | 66782 | 10-in. | 10/18/1939 | Speaking of heaven | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66783 | 10-in. | 10/18/1939 | Make with the kisses | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66784 | 10-in. | 10/18/1939 | Can't we be friends? | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66969 | 10-in. | 12/14/1939 | If it wasn't for the moon | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66970 | 10-in. | 12/14/1939 | Two little doodle bugs | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66971 | 10-in. | 12/14/1939 | One cigarette for two | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66972 | 10-in. | 12/14/1939 | How many times? | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66973 | 10-in. | 12/14/1939 | Barnyard cakewalk | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67191 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | 'Way back in 1939 A.D. | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67192 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | How can you pretend ? | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67193 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Easy does it | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67194 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Busy as a bee | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67455 | 10-in. | 4/2/1940 | Thinking of you | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67456 | 10-in. | 4/2/1940 | 'Deed I do | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67457 | 10-in. | 4/2/1940 | If I could be the dummy on your knee | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67458 | 10-in. | 4/2/1940 | Slow freight | Bobby Byrne Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davies, Bill," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115042.
Davies, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115042.
"Davies, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davies, Bill, 1911-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009146561
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