Bert Williams

Real Name:
Egbert Austin Williams
Profile:
Afro-Bahamian-American comedian, entertainer and songwriter, born November 12, 1874 in Nassau, Bahamas, British West Indies and died March 4, 1922 in New York. In 1996, Bert was inducted in the International Clown Hall of Fame.
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3574 I've Such A Funny Feeling When I Look At You — Bert Williams Bert Williams I've Such A Funny Feeling When I Look At You(Shellac, 10", S/Sided) Columbia 3574 US 1907 Sell This Version
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A298 Yankee Doodle Boy / I'm Tired Of Eating In Restaurants — Bert Williams Billy Murray / Bert Williams Billy Murray / Bert Williams - Yankee Doodle Boy / I'm Tired Of Eating In Restaurants Columbia A298 US 1908 Sell This Version
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A305 Let It Alone / The Streets Of New York — Bert Williams Bert Williams / Billy Murray Bert Williams / Billy Murray - Let It Alone / The Streets Of New York Columbia A305 US 1908 Sell This Version
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K 79 What You Goin' To Do When The Rent Comes 'Round / Nobody — Bert Williams Arthur Collins / Bert Williams Arthur Collins / Bert Williams - What You Goin' To Do When The Rent Comes 'Round / Nobody(Shellac, 10") Climax Double-Disk Record K 79 US 1909 Sell This Version
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A929 Play That Barbershop Chord / Something You Don't Expect — Bert Williams Bert Williams Play That Barbershop Chord / Something You Don't Expect Columbia A929 US 1910 Sell This Version
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A801 The Mississippi Stoker / That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune — Bert Williams Bert Williams / Collins And Harlan Bert Williams / Collins And Harlan - The Mississippi Stoker / That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune Columbia A801 US 1910 Sell This Version
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A 1321 I Certainly Was Going Some / Woodman, Spare That Tree — Bert Williams Bert Williams I Certainly Was Going Some / Woodman, Spare That Tree Columbia A 1321 USA & Canada 1913 Sell This Version
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A 1289 Nobody / My Landlady — Bert Williams Bert Williams Nobody / My Landlady Columbia A 1289 US 1913 Sell This Version
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A1354 Borrow From Me / On The Right Road — Bert Williams Bert Williams Borrow From Me / On The Right Road(Shellac, 10") Columbia A1354 US 1913 Sell This Version
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A6216 You Can't Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Home/How? Fried — Bert Williams Bert Williams You Can't Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Home/How? Fried(Shellac, 12") Columbia A6216 US 1913 Sell This Version
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A915 I'll Lend You Anything / Constantly — Bert Williams Bert Williams I'll Lend You Anything / Constantly Columbia A915 US 1910 Sell This Version
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A1504 You Cant Get Away From It / The Darktown Poker Club — Bert Williams Bert Williams You Cant Get Away From It / The Darktown Poker Club Columbia A1504 US 1914 Sell This Version
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A1853 Purpostus / Never Mo' — Bert Williams Bert Williams Purpostus / Never Mo' Columbia A1853 USA & Canada 1915 Sell This Version
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A1817 I'm Neutral / Indoor Sports — Bert Williams Bert Williams I'm Neutral / Indoor Sports Columbia A1817 USA & Canada 1915 Sell This Version
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A1909 Samuel / Everybody — Bert Williams Bert Williams Samuel / Everybody Columbia A1909 USA & Canada 1916 Sell This Version
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A2078 The Lee Family / I'm Gone Before I Go — Bert Williams Bert Williams The Lee Family / I'm Gone Before I Go Columbia A2078 US 1916 Sell This Version
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A2652 O Death Where Is Thy Sting / When I Return — Bert Williams Bert Williams O Death Where Is Thy Sting / When I Return Columbia A2652 USA & Canada 1918 Sell This Version
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A2438 No Place Like Home / Twenty Years — Bert Williams Bert Williams No Place Like Home / Twenty Years(Shellac, 10") Columbia A2438 USA & Canada 1918 Sell This Version
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A1289, A2376 Nobody / One Step More — Bert Williams Bert Williams / Howard Kopp And Frank Banta Bert Williams / Howard Kopp And Frank Banta - Nobody / One Step More(Shellac, 10") Columbia, Columbia A1289, A2376 USA & Canada 1918 Sell This Version
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A2750 Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar / It's Nobody's Business But My Own — Bert Williams Bert Williams Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar / It's Nobody's Business But My Own Columbia A2750 USA & Canada 1919 Sell This Version
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A2710 Oh! Lawdy / Bring Back Those Wonderful Days — Bert Williams Bert Williams Oh! Lawdy / Bring Back Those Wonderful Days(Shellac, 10") Columbia A2710 US 1919 Sell This Version
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A2979 Save A Little Dram For Me / Lonesome Alimony Blues — Bert Williams Bert Williams Save A Little Dram For Me / Lonesome Alimony Blues Columbia A2979 US 1920 Sell This Version
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A2849 Somebody / The Moon Shines On The Moonshine — Bert Williams Bert Williams Somebody / The Moon Shines On The Moonshine Columbia A2849 USA & Canada 1920 Sell This Version
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A3305 Get Up / I Want To Know Where Tosti Went — Bert Williams Bert Williams Get Up / I Want To Know Where Tosti Went(Shellac, 10") Columbia A3305 US 1920 Sell This Version
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A2877 I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It You Could Have It If I Had It Blues / Checkers (It's Your Move Now) — Bert Williams Bert Williams I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It You Could Have It If I Had It Blues / Checkers (It's Your Move Now)(Shellac, 10") Columbia A2877 US 1920 Sell This Version

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K1JAMS

March 14, 2015
edited over 8 years ago
The first musical acts Bert Williams did was in Riverside California with his partner George W. Walker in the late 1890; Bert Williams was active from 1892-1922. He is also known for the music tracks he did under the (Columbia Record label), in 1906 called "Nobody," which is considered by some to be among the forerunner track of classic west coast rap music. Bert Williams is also among the first famous Afro-American comedians,actors,and musicians of the late 1800's & early 1900's.

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