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lows (for men and women's voices); Let There Be Music (for men and women's voices). Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Williams, Harry, author, actor; b. Fairbault, Minn., Aug. 29, 1879; d. Oakland, Calif., May 15, 1922. ASCAP 1939. Educ: public and military schools. Then joined traveling circus with Egbert Van Alstyne, song-writing partner. To New York 1902, joined staff music publishing house. Wrote songs: "Navajo"; "Shade of the Old Apple Tree"; and others, and musical shows: A Broken Idol, Yankee Circus on Mars, Girlies. With partner toured vaudeville circuits U.S. and abroad. Organized own publishing business 1914; then became motion picture director. Other songs: "Cheyenne"; "Won't You Come Over to My House?"; "San Antonio"; "What's the Matter with Father?"; "Why Don't You Try?"; "Mickey"; "Mello Cello"; "The Rocky Road to Dublin"; "Don't Blame It All on Broadway"; "I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark"; "Rose Room"; "Good Night Ladies." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Williams, Mary Lou, composer, arranger; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., May 8, 1910. ASCAP 1943. Educ: Westing-house High School, Pittsburgh; privately with B. Sterzio, A. Alexander, Ray Lev, Don Redman. Pianist from childhood. Played with popular orchestra, Tenn.; then headed own six piece band 1942. Soloist with popular orchestra and in radio. Guest soloist N.Y. Symphony, 1946. Night club attraction and arranger for popular orchestras, incl. Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington. Own radio program "Mary Lou Williams' Workshop." Works: "Foggy Bottom"; "Roll TEmj "Overhand"; "Lonely Moments"; "Nitelife"; "You Know Baby"; Zodiac Suite, modern spiritual. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
Williams, Sam, pianist, schoolteacher, broker; b. New York, N.Y., March 4, 1884. ASCAP 1926. Educ.: De Witt Clinton High School, and C.C.N.Y. Always musical, left teaching for music. Pianist in various vaudeville productions 1904-24, incl. Winter Garden, Naughty Marietta, All Aboard. Had vaudeville act, team of Kate Elinore and Sam Williams. Left stage for brokerage business 1924. Songs: "When I Fought For the U.S.A."; "Cross My Heart, Mother, I Love You"; "Why Don't You Marry the Girl?"; "Waiting for the Tide to Turn"; "Moonlight Is Spoonlight"; "Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, Pershing Will Cross the Rhine." Home: Miami Beach, Fla. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Williams, Spencer, composer, author, pianist, vaudeville, radio, and television artist; b. New Orleans, La., Oct. 14, 1889. ASCAP 1921. Educ.: Arthur Williams School and St. Charles Univ., New Orleans, La. To Chicago 1907 playing piano at San Souci Park, later writing songs Chicago and New York. To Paris 1925, wrote music for Folies Bergere with Josephine Baker; in 1932 to Paris with Fats Waller. Songs: "I Ain't Got Nobody"; "Shim-Me-Sha Wabble"; "Tishomingo Blues"; "Royal Garden Blues"; "Snakes Hips"; "Loose Feet"; "Basin Street Blues"; "Arkansas Blues"; "Everybody Loves My Baby"; "I've Found a New Baby"; "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll"; "Church Street Sobbin* Blues"; "Paradise Blues"; "Careless Love"; "Papa De-da-da"; "Mahogany Hall Stomp ; "Ringtail Blues"; "Sweet Hawaiian Dream Girl"; "Mississippi Blues"; "Give Me Just a Little Bit of Your Love"; "Mellow Mood"; "Wednesday Night Waltz"; "Sweet Somebody of Mine"; "You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It"; "When Lights Are Low." Home: St. Albans, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
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