Billy Higgins
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-88996 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | There'll be some changes made | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-014025 | 10-in. | 9/11/1937 | There'll be some changes made | Ocie Stockard ; The Wanderers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-060317 | 10-in. | 1/13/1941 | There'll be some changes made | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-062749 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | There'll be some changes made | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81199 | 10-in. | 9/6/1923 | Georgia blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140193 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | Early every morn' (I want my lovin') | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140416 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | There'll be some changes made | "Doc" Straine ; Edith Wilson | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71329 | 10-in. | March 1923 | I'm through with you (As I can be) | Esther Bigeou ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72553 | 10-in. | May 1924 | Georgia blues | Arkansaw Travellers ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72915 | 10-in. | 10/17/1924 | Early in the morning | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72934 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Give it to me good | Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72996 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Papa, Mama's all alone blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73322 | 10-in. | Apr. 1925 | You ain't talkin' to me | Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81037 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | There'll be some changes made | Eddie Lang ; Red McKenzie ; Music Box ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81314 | 10-in. | 9/3/1927 | There'll be some changes made | Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B7-B10 | 10-in. | 7/18/1924 | There’ll be some changes made | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 12946-12947 | 10-in. | 4/22/1924 | I don’t want nobody that don’t want me | Viola McCoy | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 13366-13369 | 10-in. | 6/24/1924 | There’ll be some changes made | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E1574-E1576 | 10-in. | 10/31/1925 | How can I miss you when you're gone | Billy Higgins ; Alberta Perkins | Female-male vocal duet, with clarinet and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E1577-E1579 | 10-in. | 10/31/1925 | You can't proposition me | Billy Higgins ; Alberta Perkins | Female-male vocal duet, with clarinet and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C1885 | 10-in. | 4/6/1928 | There’ll be some changes made | Chicago Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | DAL452 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | There’ ll be some changes made | Eddie Fennell ; Hotel Tyler Orchestra ; Sugar Lou Morgan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Higgins, Billy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115178.
Higgins, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115178.
"Higgins, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Higgins, Billy (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010039918
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