Description: We combine shipping on all purchased items. It is now automatically calculated and discounted based on your location. Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 - March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian-American entertainer. He was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. Williams was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world". In 1893, while still a teenager, Williams joined different West Coast minstrel shows. He met his partner George Walker in 1893. He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits and humorous songs. They performed together till 1909 when Walker suffered a stroke. From this point on Bert Williams led a very successful solo career. He was the 1st black to perform in the Ziegfeld Follies beginning in 1910. Williams appeared in several Ziegfeld Follies editions (1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1919) and other musical comedies. Williams' stage career lagged after his final Follies appearance in 1919. Williams became sick and developed pneumonia in December of 1921 while performing. He returned to New York, but his health worsened. He died at his home, 2309 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York City on March 4, 1922 at the age of 47. This CD presents many of the recordings made by Williams as a solo performer. These were made during the peak of his career and several were performed in various editions of the Ziegfeld Follies. All recordings have been digitally restored by Vintage Recordings. ******************************************************* Bert Williams (Encore 1) [Comic Ragtime and Minstrel Songs] (Recorded 1910-1916) Several Items will have a symbol next to a song. You can listen to a sound clip with the windows media player. Track Listing 01 Constantly (Recorded 1910) 02 I’ll Lend You Anything But My Wife (Recorded 1910) 03 Play That Barber Shop Chord (Ziegfeld Follies Of 1910) (Recorded 1910) 04 Something You Don’t Expect (Ziegfeld Follies Of 1910) (Recorded 1910) Your browser does not support the audio element. 05 Borrow From Me (Ziegfeld Follies Of 1912) (Recorded 1913) 06 How Fried - Vaudeville (Recorded 1913) 07 I Certainly Was Going Some (Recorded 1913) 08 My Landlady (Recorded 1913) 09 Nobody (Recorded 1913) 10 On The Right Road (Ziegfeld Follies Of 1912) (Recorded 1913) Your browser does not support the audio element. 11 Woodman, Spare That Tree (Recorded 1913) 12 You Can’t Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Here - Vaudeville (Recorded 1913) 13 The Dark Town Poker Club (Recorded 1914) 14 You Can’t Get Away From It (Recorded 1914) 15 Everybody (Recorded 1915) 16 I’m Neutral (Recorded 1915) 17 Indoor Sports (Recorded 1915) 18 Never Mo’ (Recorded 1915) 19 Purpostus (Recorded 1915) 20 Samuel (Recorded 1915) 21 I’m Gone Before I Go (Recorded 1916) 22 The Lee Family (Recorded 1916)
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Artist: Bert Williams, Comic Songs, Ziegfeld Follies, Vaudeville
Style: Minstrel, Ragtime, Traditional Jazz
Format: CD
Release Title: Bert Williams Comic Songs Ziegfeld Follies
Genre: Jazz
Sub-Genre: Vocal Jazz
