Billy Curtis
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1935
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-29766 | 10-in. | 4/3/1924 | The little wooden whistle wouldn't whistle | Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62104 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Down by the railroad track | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62282 | 10-in. | 6/24/1930 | I'm bettin' the roll on roamer | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62393 | 10-in. | 8/19/1930 | The endurance song | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62394 | 10-in. | 8/19/1930 | Miniature golf song | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-64621 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | Foolish facts | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar, and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64622 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | What kind of noise annoys an oyster | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar, and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75006 | 10-in. | 1/30/1933 | Brother Ezra and Sister Susan | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76127 | 10-in. | 5/15/1933 | Antonio Pasquale Ramonio | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | composer | |
| Columbia | 78834 | 10-in. | 12/2/1919 | Checkers (It's your move now) | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81636 | 10-in. | 3/8/1924 | The little wooden whistle wouldn't whistle | Columbia Novelty Orchestra ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | C1013 | 10-in. | 6/18/1935 | The little wooden whistle wouldn't whistle | Westerners (Massey Family) | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7677 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | Scandal | Billy Jones ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72172 | 10-in. | Dec. 1923 | The little wooden whistle wouldn't whistle | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402934 | 10-in. | 9/5/1929 | The ghost of the St. Louis blues | Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller ; Phil Pavey | Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26221-E26222 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | The way he loves is just too bad | Libby Holman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6895 | 10-in. | 8/1/1919 | What could be sweeter | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7763 | 10-in. | 1/28/1921 | At the circus | Al. H. Weston ; Irene Young | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9332 | 10-in. | 1/15/1924 | The little wooden whistle wouldn't whistle | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10201 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | I'll make the pies like Mother made (If you'll make the dough like Dad) | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Curtis, Billy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101418.
Curtis, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101418.
"Curtis, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Curtis, Billy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009020273
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