Sam Williams (1884-1986)
Last updated: 10.01.25
All that can presently (November 2023) be gleaned about Sam Williams from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was an American vaudeville pianist and composer of some 19 works published between 1905 and 1958. His portrait on the left is taken from Bridget Mahoney (1913) composed by himself and published by M. Witmark and Sons, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, USA. Here he is shown together with his wife and partner Kate Elinore who was also the lyricist/coauthor for many of his works.
Williams was also featured on 4 works singly and with other performers published between 1907 and 1912.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Bridget Mahoney (1913) | S. Williams (music) Kate Elinore (words) Kate Elinore (perf.) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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If I Knew That Ireland Was Free (1919) | S. Williams (music) Kate Elinore (words) Billy Tracy (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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My Dear Harry (1905) | S. Williams (music) I.P. Thomas (words) |
Piano, Voice | Library of Congress | |
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Everloving Spoony Sam (1907) | F. Fisher (music) Andy Rice (words) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Fiddle-Dee-Dee (1912) | E.R. Goetz (w&m) I. Berlin (coauth.) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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He Played It on His Fid, Fid, Fiddle Dee-Dee (1912) | E.R. Goetz (music) I. Berlin (coauth.) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine (1918) | G.W. Meyer (music) H.E. Johnson (words) Kate Elinore (perf.) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908) | A. von Tilzer (music) J. Norworth (words) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Take Me Back to New York Town (1907) | H. von Tilzer (music) Andrew B. Sterling (words) S. Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 8 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 |
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Everloving Spoony Sam (1907) | Fred Fisher | Andy Rice (words)
Sam Williams (perf.) |
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Fiddle-Dee-Dee (1912) | E. Ray Goetz(w&m) | Irving Berlin (co-author)
Sam Williams (perf.) |
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He Played It on His Fid, Fid, Fiddle Dee-Dee (1912) | E. Ray Goetz | Irving Berlin (co-author)
Sam Williams (perf.) |
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Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine (1918) | George W. Meyer | Howard E. Johnson (words)
Kate Elinore (perf.) Sam Williams (perf.) |
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908) | Albert von Tilzer | Jack Norworth (words)
Sam Williams (perf.) |
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Take Me Back to New York Town (1907) | Harry von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Sam Williams (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by Sam Williams (1884-1986).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Hard Luck Coon | 1905 | I Thomas (co-author) | |
| My Dear Harry | 1905 | I.P. Thomas (words) | |
| Blame It on Father and Mother | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | |
| Bridget Mahoney | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) Kate Elinore (perf.) Sam Williams (perf.) |
Pub. |
| He Is a Hero | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | Pub. |
| He's Got to Prove It to Me | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | Pub. |
| If I Were As Rich As Hetty Green | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | Pub. |
| Lize, Get Wise | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | Pub. |
| Moonlight Is Spoonlight | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) Kate Elinore (perf.) Sam Williams (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Society | 1913 | Kate Elinore (words) | Pub. |
| Give Me a Yankee Girl For Mine | 1919 | Kate Elinore (co-author) William Tracey (words) |
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| ⇑ If I Knew That Ireland Was Free | 1919 | Kate Elinore (words) Billy Tracy (words) |
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| Why Shouldn't They Be Good Enough Now | 1919 | Kate Elinore (co-author) William Tracey (words) |
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| Virgin Islands March | 192- | Alton Adams (co-author) | |
| All the World's in Love With Someone, But No One's in Love With Me | 1925 | J Horowitz (words) | |
| Cross My Heart, Mother, I Love You | 1925 | Jack McCoy (co-author) Al Piantadosi (words) Frances Arms (perf.) Buckley, Calvert & Stilwell (perf.) Peggy English (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Wonder Why No One's in Love With Me | 1925 | J Horowitz (words) | |
| Waiting For the Tide to Turn | 1925 | Al. Piantadosi (words) | |
| You're Really Mine (w&m) | 1958 |