Willard Robison  (1894-1968)
Last updated: 29.11.25
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Websites:
url15.gif Willard Robison Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Willard Robison List of 123 historic recordings from 1925 to 1951.
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Crime Will Never Pay (1951) Jack Pepper James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Lonely Acres (1926) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Old Folks (1938) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Original Oklahoma Blues (1915) Denese Coulbeck
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
record15.gif Barrel-House Music (1935) W. Robison Ramona Victor: BS-95027
record15.gif Borrando las tristezas de mi alma (1930) W. Robison Campus Boys Columbia: W195102
record15.gif Candlelight and Roses (1945) W. Robison Elton Britt Victor: D5AB-0683
record15.gif Crying in My Dreams (1939) W. Robison Bob Allen Victor: BS-038049
record15.gif Deep Elm (1925) W. Robison Busse's Buzzards Victor: BVE-32762
record15.gif Don't Ever Be 'fraid to Wade Those Troubled Waters (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Victor: BVE-57178
record15.gif Empty Promise, An (1950) W. Robison Dolph Hewitt Victor: E0VB-3387
record15.gif In the Wilderness (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Columbia: W149194
record15.gif Joline (1928) W. Robison S. Coslow Columbia: W145820
recordmp3.gif Jubilee (1928) W. Robison Frankie Trumbaue's Orchestra OKeh: W400004
record15.gif Missouri Walking Preacher (1949) W. Robison Ray McKinley Victor: D9VB-0195
record15.gif Never Too Late to Pray (1945) W. Robison Stuart Foster Victor: D5VB-0599
recordmp3.gif Old Folks (1938) W. Robison Arthur Godfrey Victor: BS-027108
record15.gif Page Mr. Handy (1925) W. Robison A. Gillham Columbia: W140728
recordmp3.gif Peaceful Valley (1940) W. Robison Charlie Barnet Orchestra Victor: BS-051533
record15.gif Stop Your Gambling (1951) W. Robison G. Autry
Beulah Kettle
Eunice Kettle
Ione Kettle
Columbia: RHCO4451
recordmp3.gif  Tain't So, Honey, Tain't So (1928) W. Robison Paul Whiteman Orchestra Columbia: W146316
record15.gif Tall Timber (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Columbia: W149193
record15.gif Thank the Man Upstairs (1949) W. Robison P. Harris Victor: D9VB-0533
record15.gif There's Religion in Rhythm (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Victor: BVE-57177
record15.gif Where'd Dat Money Go? (1947) W. Robison Page Cavanaugh
Lloyd Pratt
Al Viola
Victor: D7VB-1830
record15.gif Wipin' the Pan (1928) W. Robison Wilfred Glenn
Lewis James
James Melton
Elliott Shaw
Victor: BVE-48137
  as Performer      
recordmp3.gif Peace of Mind (1929) C. Gibbons W. Robison Columbia: W148464
record15.gif Song From a Cotton Field (1929) P. Grainger W. Robison Victor: BVE-50926
record15.gif Don't Ever Be 'fraid to Wade Those Troubled Waters (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Victor: BVE-57178
record15.gif In the Wilderness (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Columbia: W149194
record15.gif Tall Timber (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Columbia: W149193
record15.gif There's Religion in Rhythm (1929) W. Robison W. Robison Victor: BVE-57177
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Crime Will Never Pay (1951) W. Robison (w&m)
Jack Pepper (coauth.)
G. Autry (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Lonely Acres (1926) W. Robison (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Old Folks (1938) W. Robison (music)
Dedette Lee Hill (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Original Oklahoma Blues (1915) W. Robison (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
The peformer is featured on 6 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Peace of Mind (1929) Carroll Gibbons James Dyrenforth (words)
Willard Robison (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Song From a Cotton Field (1929) Porter Grainger(w&m) Willard Robison (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 51 works by Willard Robison (1894-1968). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Original Oklahoma Blues 1915  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
Dem Deming Blues 1918  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
Tulsa Blues, The (w&m) 1918  Pub.
Up and Down in China 1924  wvicon.gif
Deep Elm 1925 Busse's Buzzards (perf.)   record15.gif
Page Mr. Handy (w&m) 1925 Art Gillham (perf.)   record15.gif
Peaceful Valley 1925 Charlie Barnet Orchestra (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Rhythm Rag (w&m) 1925 Paul Whiteman (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Amarillo 1926  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Broken Rhythm 1926  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Lonely Acres 1926 Arr. by May Singhi Breen,;  pdf15.gif 
One Finger Lament 1926  Pub.
Out of the South 1926  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Rio de Janeiro 1926  Pub.
Devil Is Afraid of Music, The 1927
Eight Ball 1927
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Jubilee 1927 Frankie Trumbaue's Orchestra (perf.)  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg  recordmp3.gif
Letter From Dixie, A 1927  Pub.
We'll Have a New Home in the Mornin' 1927 Gene Buck (words)
Joline (w&m) 1928 Sam Coslow (perf.)   record15.gif
Judy 1928 Hugo Frey (co-author)  Pub.
Lazy Levee Loungers (w&m) 1928  wvicon.gif
Tain't So, Honey, Tain't So 1928 Paul Whiteman Orchestra (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Truthful Parson Brown 1928
Wipin' the Pan 1928 Nathaniel Shilkret (co-author)
Abel Baer (co-author)
Wilfred Glenn (perf.)
Lewis James (perf.)
James Melton (perf.)
Elliott Shaw (perf.)
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Don't Ever Be 'fraid to Wade Those Troubled Waters 1929 Willard Robison (perf.)   record15.gif
In the Wilderness (w&m) 1929 Willard Robison (perf.)   record15.gif
Tall Timber (w&m) 1929 Willard Robison (perf.)   record15.gif
There's Religion in Rhythm 1929 Willard Robison (perf.)   record15.gif
Those Troubled Waters (w&m) 1929  wvicon.gif
Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up 1929 Jo Trent (words)
Borrando las tristezas de mi alma 1930 Campus Boys (perf.)   record15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Cottage For Sale, A 1930 Larry Conley (words)  wvicon.gif
Washin' the Blues From My Soul (w&m) 1930 Dave Oppenheim (co-author)  Pub.
Ol' Debbil Microphone (w&m) 1933  wvicon.gif
Barrel-House Music (w&m) 1935 Ramona (perf.)   record15.gif
Old Folks 1938 Dedette Lee Hill (words)
Arthur Godfrey (perf.)
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Round the Old Deserted Farm 1938
Crying in My Dreams 1939 Ray Mayer (words)
Bob Allen (perf.)
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Guess I'll Go Back Home This Summer (w&m) 1939 Ray Mayer (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Now We Know 1940 Ray Mayer (words)
Ol' Pigeon-Toed Joad 1940 Jack Palmer (words)  wvicon.gif
Candlelight and Roses 1945 John Klenner (co-author)
Billy Hill (words)
Elton Britt (perf.)
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Don't Take Your Meanness Out on Me 1945
Never Too Late to Pray 1945 Fud Livingston (co-author)
Stuart Foster (perf.)
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Where'd Dat Money Go? 1947 Page Cavanaugh (perf.)
Lloyd Pratt (perf.)
Al Viola (perf.)
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Missouri Walking Preacher 1949 Ray McKinley (perf.)   record15.gif
Thank the Man Upstairs 1949 Ray Mayer (co-author)
Phil Harris (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Empty Promise, An 1950 Dolph Hewitt (perf.)   record15.gif
Crime Will Never Pay (w&m) 1951 Jack Pepper (co-author)
Gene Autry (perf.)
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Stop Your Gambling 1951 Jack Pepper (co-author)
Gene Autry (perf.)
Beulah Kettle (perf.)
Eunice Kettle (perf.)
Ione Kettle (perf.)
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     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg W. Robison Broken Rhythm (1:40) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg W. Robison Jubilee (2:41) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg W. Robison Amarillo (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg W. Robison Dem Deming Blues (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg W. Robison Out of the South (2:24) Ragtime Dorian Henry