Bert A. Williams  (1874-1922)
Last updated: 14.03.25
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Websites:
url15.gif Bert Williams Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Dat's Harmony (1912) B.A. Williams R.S. Roberts Edison Amberol: 887
cylinder15.gif Dat's Harmony (1912) B.A. Williams Arthur Collins U.S. Everlasting Record: 437
cylinder15.gif He's a Cousin of Mine (1906) B.A. Williams R.S. Roberts Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9412
cylinder15.gif Let It Alone (1907) B.A. Williams Ada Jones Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9507
cylinder15.gif Nobody (1905) B.A. Williams Arthur Collins Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9084
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Believe Me! (1909) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif By-Gone Days in Dixie (1909) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Dat's Harmony (1911) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Fas', Fas' World (1907) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Harbor of Lost Dreams (1909), The Unknown
audiomidi15.gif I Don't Like No Cheap Man (1897) George Walker Unknown
audiomidi15.gif My Ole Man (1909) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif No Coon Can Come Too Black For Me (1898) W. Smart Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Nobody (1905) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif That's a Plenty (1909) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Vampire (1914), The James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif You're Gwine to Get Somethin' What You Don't Expect (1910) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
audioextmp315.gif I'm Tired of Eating in the Restaurants (1906) B.A. Williams B.A. Williams Columbia Phonograph Company: 32990
audioextmp315.gif Oh, I Don't Know, or, I Thought I Was a Winner (1896) B.A. Williams Fred Feild SMS 01219
audioextmp315.gif  Rastus Johnson, U. S. A (1906) B.A. Williams Williams & Walker SMS 01256
  as Performer      
audioextmp315.gif I'm Tired of Eating in the Restaurants (1906) B.A. Williams B.A. Williams Columbia Phonograph Company: 32990
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
record15.gif In the Land Where the Women Wear the Trousers (1909) B.A. Williams Harry Bluff as Fred Mayne Columbia: 26723
  as Performer      
recordmp3.gif I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It, You Could Have It if I Had It Blues (1919) T. Snyder B.A. Williams Columbia: 78828
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Believe Me! (1909) B.A. Williams (music)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Ned Norton (perf.)
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pdf15.gif By-Gone Days in Dixie (1909) B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Dance of the Toads (1898) B.A. Williams (music) Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Dat's Harmony (1911) B.A. Williams (music)
G. Clarke (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Dora Dean (1896) B.A. Williams (music)
Billie S. Clifford (perf.)
Maud Huth (perf.)
Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif


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Fas', Fas' World (1907) B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
Piano, Voice

IMSLP
Sheet Music Singer
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pdf15.gif Harbor of Lost Dreams (1909), The B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif  I Don't Like No Cheap Man (1897) B.A. Williams (music)
George Walker (coauth.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
George Walker (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Island of By and By (1906), The B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
Aida Overton Walker (perf.)
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Let It Alone (1906) B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice

Indiana
Sheet Music Singer
Pub.
pdf15.gif Ma Lady Annabelle (1905) B.A. Williams (music)
Earle C. Jones (words)
Carroll Johnson (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif My Ole Man (1909) B.A. Williams (music) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif No Coon Can Come Too Black For Me (1898) B.A. Williams (w&m)
W. Smart (coauth.)
Johnson & Dean (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Nobody (1905) B.A. Williams (music)
Alex Rogers (words)
Clifford & Burke (perf.)
Lew Dockstader (perf.)
Geo Sydney (perf.)
Tom Lancaster (perf.)
Emile Subers (perf.)
Matthews & Ashley (perf.)
R. Cox (perf.)
La Petite Mignon (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Oh, I Don't Know, or, I Thought I Was a Winner (1896) B.A. Williams (music) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  Rastus Johnson, U. S. A (1906) B.A. Williams (music)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Santa Fé (1910) B.A. Williams (w&m)
Egbert Van Alstyne (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif She's Getting More Like the White Folks Every Day (1901) B.A. Williams (music)
George Walker (coauth.)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
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That's a Plenty (1909) B.A. Williams (w&m)
H. Creamer (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice

IMSLP
Sheet Music Singer
Pub.
pdf15.gif Voodoo Man (1900), The B.A. Williams (music)
George Walker (coauth.)
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You're Gwine to Get Somethin' What You Don't Expect (1910) B.A. Williams (music)
V. Bryan (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice

IMSLP
Sheet Music Singer
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  As performer        
pdf15.gif Phrenologist Coon (1901), The W. Accooe (music)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Eve Cost Adam Just One Bone (1921) C.A. Bayha (music)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Somebody Lied (1907) J.T. Branen (w&m)
E. Lloyd (coauth.)
Clifford & Burke (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
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Ev'rybody's Crazy 'bout the Doggone Blues (1918) H. Creamer (w&m)
T. Layton (coauth.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano

Sheet Music Singer
Indiana
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pdf15.gif I Thought My Troubles Were Over (1906) S.O. Jones (music)
Roger Gray (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif You'll Find Old Dixieland in France (1918) G.W. Meyer (music)
G. Clarke (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Play That Barber Shop Chord (1910) L.F. Muir (music)
W. Tracey (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  I May Be Crazy, But I Ain't No Fool (1904) A. Rogers (music)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
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You Can't Get Away From It (1913) J. Schwartz (music)
W. Jerome (words)
G. Clarke (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice


Greer
Indiana
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pdf15.gif It's Nobody's Business But My Own (1919) W.E. Skidmore (music)
Marshall Walker (coauth.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
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pdf15.gif I Want to Know Where Tosti Went (1920) C. Smith (w&m)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Right Church But the Wrong Pew, The (1908) C. Smith (music)
C. Mack (words)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  I Ain't Got Nobody Much and Nobody Cares For Me (1915) S. Williams (music)
Roger Graham (words)
S. Tucker (perf.)
B.A. Williams (perf.)
Marion Harris (perf.)
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The peformer is featured on 32 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Phrenologist Coon (1901), The Will Accooe Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Eve Cost Adam Just One Bone (1921) Charles A. Bayha Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Moon Shines on the Moonshine (1920), The Robert Hood Bowers Francis De Witt (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Somebody Lied (1907) Jeff T. Branen(w&m) Evans Lloyd (co-author)
Clifford & Burke (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Bon Bon Buddy (1907) Will Marion Cook Alex Rogers (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Ev'rybody's Crazy 'bout the Doggone Blues (1918) Henry Creamer(w&m) Turner Layton (co-author)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg You Can't Shake That Shimmie Here (1919) Ford T. Dabney Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Land Where the Women Wear the Trousers (1909) Fred Godfrey(w&m) Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg I Thought My Troubles Were Over (1906) Stephen O. Jones Roger Gray (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg You'll Find Old Dixieland in France (1918) George W. Meyer Grant Clarke (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg  Play That Barber Shop Chord (1910) Lewis F. Muir William Tracey (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg I May Be Crazy, But I Ain't No Fool (1904) Alexander Rogers Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Nobody (1905) Alexander Rogers(w&m) Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg You Can't Get Away From It (1913) Jean Schwartz William Jerome (words)
Grant Clarke (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg It's Nobody's Business But My Own (1919) Will E. Skidmore Marshall Walker (co-author)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Right Church But the Wrong Pew (1908), The Chris Smith Cecil Mack (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg You're in the Right Church But the Wrong Pew (1908) Chris Smith Cecil Mack (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg I Want to Know Where Tosti Went (1920) Chris Smith(w&m) Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg You'll Never Need a Doctor No More (1921) Chris Smith Chris smith (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It, You Could Have It if I Had It Blues (1919) Ted Snyder Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  I Ain't Got Nobody Much and Nobody Cares For Me (1915) Spencer Williams Roger Graham (words)
Marion Harris (perf.)
Sophie Tucker (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 57 works by Bert A. Williams (1874-1922). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Dora Dean 1896 Billie S. Clifford (perf.)
Nat Clifford (perf.)
Maud Huth (perf.)
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Mammy's Little Pickaninny Boy 1896 George Walker (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Miss Brown's Cake Walk 1896  wvicon.gif
Oh! I Don't Know, You're Not So Warm! 1896 Bert A. Williams (perf.)  Pub.
Oh, I Don't Know, or, I Thought I Was a Winner 1896 Fred Feild (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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When Miss Maria Johnson Marries Me 1896 George Walker (words)
Lew Dockstader (perf.)
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De Darkies' Jubilee 1897
I Don't Like No Cheap Man 1897 George Walker (co-author)
George Walker (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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Dance of the Toads 1898  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
He's Up Against the Real Thing Now 1898 Williams & Walker (perf.)
I'm a Cooler For the Warmest Coon in Town 1898 George Walker (co-author)  Pub.
No Coon Can Come Too Black For Me (w&m) 1898 Walter Smart (co-author)
Johnson & Dean (perf.)
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Not a Coon Came Out the Way That He Went In 1898 George Walker (co-author)  Pub.
Trip to Coontown, A 1898 Bob Cole (words)
J. Weldon Johnson (words)
 Pub.
Why Don't You Get a Lady of Your Own 1898 George Walker (words)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
Medicine Man, The 1899 George Walker (co-author)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Snap Shot Sal 1899 George Walker (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Sousa Outdone by the Colored Band 1899 George Walker (words)
Blackville Strutters Ball, The 1900 George Walker (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Ghost of a Coon 1900 George Walker (words)
I Want to Be a Military Man 1900 George Walker (words)
Voodoo Man, The 1900 George Walker (co-author)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
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Fortune Telling Man, The 1901 George Walker (words)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
She's Getting More Like the White Folks Every Day 1901 George Walker (co-author)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
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When Zacharias Leads the Band 1901 Williams & Walker (perf.)
It A'int No Use to Sing Dem Songs to Me 1902 Irene Franklin (perf.)
When It's All Goin' Out, and Nothin' Comin' In 1902 George Walker (words)
Ma Lady Annabelle 1905 Earle C. Jones (words)
Carroll Johnson (perf.)
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Nobody 1905 Alex Rogers (words)
Clifford & Burke (perf.)
Arthur Collins (perf.)
Ray Cox (perf.)
Lew Dockstader (perf.)
Tom Lancaster (perf.)
Matthews & Ashley (perf.)
La Petite Mignon (perf.)
Emile Subers (perf.)
Geo Sydney (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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He's a Cousin of Mine 1906 Robert S. Roberts (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
Here It Comes Again 1906 Williams & Walker (perf.)
I'm Tired of Eating in the Restaurants 1906 Bert A. Williams (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Island of By and By, The 1906 Alex Rogers (words)
Aida Overton Walker (perf.)
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Jolly Jungle Boys, The 1906 Williams & Walker (perf.)
Let It Alone 1906 Alex Rogers (words)
Ada Jones (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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Rastus Johnson, U. S. A 1906 Williams & Walker (perf.)  Pub. pdf15.gif  audioextmp315.gif
Fas', Fas' World 1907 Alex Rogers (words)
Williams & Walker (perf.)
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I Used to Be Afraid to Go Home in the Dark (w&m) 1908 Egbert A. van Alstyne (co-author)  Pub.
Believe Me! 1909 Ned Norton (perf.)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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By-Gone Days in Dixie 1909 Alex Rogers (words)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Chink Chink Chinaman 1909
Dance of the Veiled Mugs, The 1909
Harbor of Lost Dreams, The 1909 Alex Rogers (words)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
In the Land Where the Women Wear the Trousers (w&m) 1909 Harry Bluff as Fred Mayne (perf.)   record15.gif
My Ole Man 1909  Pub. pdf15.gif 
That's a Plenty (w&m) 1909 Henry Creamer (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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Constantly 1910 Chris Smith (words)
James Burris (words)
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If I Should Die, Before I Wake, How Will I Know, I'm Dead? 1910
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Lovie Joe 1910 Chris Smith (words)
James Burris (words)
Santa Fé (w&m) 1910 Egbert Van Alstyne (co-author)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
That's Genuine First Class Yiddisha Love 1910 Chris Smith (words)
James Burris (words)
White Folks Call It Chantecler But It's Just Plain Chicken to Me 1910 Bert A. Williams (perf.)
You're Gwine to Get Somethin' What You Don't Expect 1910 Vincent Bryan (words)
Bert A. Williams (perf.)
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Dat's Harmony 1911 Grant Clarke (words)
Arthur Collins (perf.)
Robert S. Roberts (perf.)
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Borrow From Me 1912  Pub.
Darktown Poker Club, The 1914 Bert A. Williams (perf.)  Pub.
Vampire, The 1914 Earl Jones (words)
Gene Buck (words)
 Pub.