Fred Godfrey
Fred Godfrey (17 September 1880 – 22 February 1953) was the pen name of Llewellyn Williams, a World War I songwriter. He is best known for the songs "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (1916) and "Bless 'Em All" (1917), a 1940s hit recorded by George Formby that can be found on many war films. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-6716 | 10-in. | 1/12/1909 | Now I have to call him Father | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-21055 | 10-in. | 11/6/1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Gitz Rice | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-59906 | 10-in. | 3/29/1930 | The toy town admiral | Gene and Glenn | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 4013 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Mar. 1909 | Now I have to call him Father | Stella Tobin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 46293 | 10-in. | 12/20/1915 | Save your kisses till the boys come home | Charles Harrison ; Herbert Stuart | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 77391 | 10-in. | 10/1/1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 6261 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | The adventurer | Robert Howe | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 6493 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Reminiscences of Gounod, part 1 | Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] | Band | arranger | |
Columbia | 6494 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Reminiscences of Gounod, part 2 | Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] | Band | arranger | |
Columbia | 26481 | 10-in. | approximately 1908 | Anywhere will do | Harry Fay | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 27410 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Here we are again | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 28164 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Where does Daddy go when he goes out? | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 28618 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Giving a donkey a strawberry | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | 29042 | 10-in. | approximately 1914 | I'll have to ask my mother if she'll let me | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 29043 | 10-in. | approximately 1914 | There's life in the old dog yet | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 71019 | 10-in. | approximately 1920 | My father was born in Killarney | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 1385 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Joseph Philips | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 552 | Not documented | approximately Feb. 1911 | Let's have a song on the phonograph | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 553 | Not documented | approximately Feb. 1911 | Sally O'Malley | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 554 | Not documented | approximately Feb. 1911 | Here we are again | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 555 | Not documented | approximately Feb. 1911 | I'll lend you my best girl | Billy Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 3842 | 10-in. | 6/3/1915 | Some little girl named Mary | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 3859 | 10-in. | 6/8/1915 | Take me back to your heart | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 4071 | 10-in. | 8/26/1915 | They all did the goose-step home | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 4304 | 10-in. | 12/1/1915 | Arrah, go on now, Miss Emerald Isle | Harold Proctor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godfrey, Fred," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114458.
Godfrey, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114458.
"Godfrey, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Godfrey, Fred, 1880-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008148179
Wikidata: Fred Godfrey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5495274
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/58904823
MusicBrainz: Fred Godfrey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b3dd78d2-8ca3-42f0-90d9-7e4b7ff7610a
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