Billy Golden
William B. Shires (June 9, 1858 – January 29, 1926), who performed and recorded as Billy Golden, was an American blackface comic, and singer who was a popular recording artist between the 1890s and the 1910s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1858 (Cincinnati), Died January 29, 1926
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author, performer, composer, whistling, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 253 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 1103 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | Rabbit hash | Billy Golden | Monologue, with piano | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 1103 | 7-in. | approximately 1903 | Rabbit hash | Billy Golden | Monologue, with piano | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 1105 | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | Roll on the ground | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | 1105 | 10-in. | ca. 1903-1908 | Roll on the ground | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | 1108 | 7-in. | ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 | Uncle Jefferson | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 1108 | 10-in. | ca. 1903-1908 | Uncle Jefferson | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 1109D | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | An evening with the minstrels | Minstrels [Columbia Records group] | Minstrels : Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 3581 | 10-in. | ca. Late 1906-Feb. 1907 | Sisseretta's visit to the North | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | 19565 | 10-in. | 9/15/1911 | Darktown poets | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 19892 | 10-in. | 5/21/1912 | Jimmy Trigger, or the boy hero | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 38214 | 10-in. | 8/23/1912 | Whistling Pete | Billy Golden ; Joe Hughes | Comic dialogue, with whistling solo and orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 38215 | 10-in. | 8/23/1912 | Turkey in de straw | Billy Golden | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 39420 | 10-in. | 5/28/1914 | Jimmy Trigger's return from Mexico | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 46381 | 10-in. | 2/7/1916 | Marriage difficulties | Billy Golden ; James Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 46937 | 10-in. | 7/21/1916 | The hospital patient | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 47196 | 10-in. | 11/27/1916 | Coon waiters | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 47264 | 10-in. | 1/3/1917 | Darky's oration on women | Golden and Marlowe | Comic dialogue, with banjo | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 77166 | 10-in. | 6/18/1917 | A trip to heaven | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 77167 | 10-in. | 6/18/1917 | Towser is dead | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 77363 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | In a bird store | Golden and Heins | Comic scene, with bird imitations | author, speaker | |
| Columbia | 77364 | 10-in. | 9/21/1917 | Up for sentence | Golden and Heins | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 77655 | 10-in. | 1/31/1918 | The colored recruit | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue, with male vocal solo | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78090 | 10-in. | 10/1/1918 | Sniping possum | Golden and Heins | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 78177 | 10-in. | 11/18/1918 | Turkey in de straw | Golden and Heins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 78412 | 10-in. | 4/30/1919 | Fishing and drinking | Golden & Hughes | Comic dialogue, with vocal solo and orchestra | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Golden, Billy," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
Golden, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106557.
"Golden, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Golden, Billy, 1858-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92055502
Wikidata: Billy Golden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16030845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876592
MusicBrainz: Billy Golden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6977794-32cc-4ad8-82ff-b2a4520a6feb
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