Willie Howard

Birth and Death Data: Born April 13, 1886 (Neustadt in Sachsen), Died January 14, 1949 (Paramus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1925

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, speaker

Notes: One of the Howard brothers (also see Gene Howard)

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-28873 10-in. 11/5/1923 Do you, don't you, will you, won't you love me too Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-12-02] 10-in. 3/12/1925 Let it rain Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Trial 1925-03-12-03] 10-in. 3/12/1925 The barbering wop of Seville Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140547 10-in. 4/22/1925 The barber of Seville Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140548 10-in. 4/22/1925 Let it rain Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140897 10-in. 9/3/1925 My Yiddishe momme Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140898 10-in. 9/3/1925 When Nathan was married Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140903 10-in. 9/4/1925 Valeska Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Columbia W140904 10-in. 9/4/1925 After the opera Eugene Howard ; Willie Howard Comic dialogue, unaccompanied speaker, composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Howard, Willie," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105032.

Howard, Willie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105032.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105032

External Sources

IMDb: Willie Howard

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Howard, Willie, 1886-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85201952

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19343182

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24864097

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/169750

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