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Songwriter of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. The Whispering Pianist
American songwriter, singer and pianist. (January 1, 1895, St. Louis, Missouri – June 6, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) Gillham is considered one of the first crooners and a pioneer among radio artists. Often billed as "The Whispering Pianist", a nickname given in 1924 by Lambdin Kay, general manager of radio station WSB (AM) in Atlanta. In 1925, Gillham was one of the first artists to make an electrical recording for commercial release, recording the song "You May Be Lonesome" for Columbia.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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What Wouldn't I Do / Somewhere There's Someone | Art Gillham | 1929 | Album |
To-Night / Just Forget | Art Gillham | 1929 | Album |
Now I Won't Be Blue / What A Wonderful Night This Would Be | Art Gillham And His Southland Syncopators / The Whispering Pianist | 1928 | Album |
Just A Little Longer / Rags | Art Gillham | 1927 | Album |
Flutter By, Butterfly / I'd Walk A Million Miles (To Be A Little Bit Nearer To You) | Art Gillham | 1927 | Album |
I Love You But I Don't Know Why / Just Before You Broke My Heart | Art Gillham And His Southland Syncopators / The Whispering Pianist | 1927 | Album |
In Your Green Hat / It's Too Late To Be Sorry Now | Art Gillham | 1926 | Album |
Way Out West In Kansas / How Do You Do? | Guy Massey / Art Gillham | 1924 | Album |
How's Your Folks And My Folks? / Angry | Art Gillham | Album |