Art Gillham
Art Gillham (January 1, 1895, St. Louis, Missouri – June 6, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American songwriter, who was among the first crooners as a pioneer radio artist and a recording artist for Columbia Records. With Billy Smythe and Scott Middleton he wrote "Hesitation Blues", which he also recorded as one of the first electrical recordings for Columbia Records(Rust). The song is heard in the following movies The Public Enemy, Of Human Bondage and Fireman Save My Child (IMDB). Gillham and Smythe wrote approximately 100 songs together, including "Mean Blues," "Just Forget," "The Deacon Told Me I Was Good," "Just Waiting for You," "Crying Again," "Things That Remind Me of You" (sheet music) and the first successful electrical recording, "You May Be Lonesome" (Rust). With J. Russell Robinson he wrote "In My Sweetheart's Arms". |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1895 (St. Louis), Died June 6, 1961
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, songwriter, composer, lyricist, leader, guitar
Notes: Often billed as "The Whispering Pianist." Surname spelled "Gilham" on Bluebird disc labels.
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 171 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W145539 | 10-in. | 1/17/1928 | The hours I spent with you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145553 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Think of me, thinking of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with harmonola | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145562 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | I'm just a rollin' stone | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W145563 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Pussy | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | 145645 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Now I won't be blue | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W145676 | 10-in. | 2/23/1928 | I found you out when I found you in (Somebody else's arms) | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146181 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | St. Louis blues | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W146182 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Memphis blues | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W146183 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Some of these days | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W146184 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Hesitation blues | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W146845 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | It's never too late to be sorry | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146846 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | My heart cries out for you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146847 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146848 | 10-in. | 8/16/1928 | The lamp of Aladdin | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146849 | 10-in. | 8/16/1928 | Right or wrong | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146850 | 10-in. | 8/16/1928 | Somebody else may be telling her something (She'd love to hear from you) | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148008 | 10-in. | 2/28/1929 | Some sweet day | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148009 | 10-in. | 2/28/1929 | I love you—I love you—love you (Sweetheart of all my dreams) | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148019 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | Two little rooms | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148020 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | Somewhere there's someone | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148025 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | You've made my dreams come true | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148034 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | I'm gonna go back to my Swanee River home | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148035 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | Tell me there's hope for me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148036 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | What wouldn't I do | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W148041 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | I'm nobody's baby | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillham, Art," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110519.
Gillham, Art. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110519.
"Gillham, Art." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Gillham, Art, 1895-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97041655
Wikidata: Art Gillham - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4796846
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/213770
MusicBrainz: Art Gillham - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4602585a-bf0a-483a-8452-bbca1d7d9370
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