William Tracey

Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1883 (Brooklyn), Died September 5, 1957 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

Notes: Sometimes listed as Will Tracy.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 124 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-9709 10-in. 12/14/1910 Gee, but it's great to meet a friend from your home town Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-12374 10-in. 9/17/1912 I'll be welcome in my home town Walter Van Brunt Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-12509 10-in. 10/11/1912 The funny bunny hug Ada Jones ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-13640 10-in. 7/25/1913 I want a man like dad (A sweetheart just like mother had) Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-13961 10-in. 10/15/1913 When they christened brother Johnson's child American Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor B-14998 10-in. 6/24/1914 Everything reminds me of that old sweetheart of mine Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Will Oakland Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15042 10-in. 7/6/1914 In the town where I was born Billy Murray ; Will Oakland Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15145 10-in. 8/25/1914 You're always welcome at our house Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15215 10-in. 9/24/1914 You're always welcome at our house George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16934 10-in. 12/24/1915 Give a little credit to your Dad Thomas A. Weir Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-17042 10-in. 1/20/1916 Give a little credit to your Dad Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-17046 10-in. 1/21/1916 Lazy Mary, will you get up Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-17426 10-in. 4/3/1916 Oh, Joe, with your fiddle and bow, you stole my heart away Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-17598 10-in. 5/3/1916 In the beautiful seaside air Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18830 10-in. 12/11/1916 Naughty! Naughty! Naughty! Marguerite Farrell Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-22496 10-in. 1/2/1919 He's had no lovin' for a long, long time Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-22801 10-in. 4/23/1919 Mammy o' mine Adele Rowland Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23066 10-in. 7/14/1919 Dixie is Dixie once more American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23434 10-in. 10/28/1919 Wonderful pal Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with violin duet and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24157 10-in. 6/9/1920 My Dixie rosary Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24195 10-in. 7/2/1920 Lonesome alimony blues Margaret Young Female vocal solo, with bassoon and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-25314 10-in. 5/23/1921 Honey rose Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with oboe, bassoon, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26491 10-in. 5/25/1922 I certainly must be in love Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-35164 10-in. 5/26/1926 Down by the gas house (the werry woist part of the town) Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with 2 pianos lyricist  
Victor BVE-35721 10-in. 6/25/1926 What! No spinach? Irving Aaronson ; Commanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 124 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tracey, William," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.

Tracey, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953.

"Tracey, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112953

External Sources

Discogs: William Tracey

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Tracey, William, 1893-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006011841

Wikidata: William Tracey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q80766012

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12052966

MusicBrainz: William Tracey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1323c158-8dbc-42ac-8424-53ca3310f280

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