Billy Williams

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Billy Williams

voc, AU
Singer of Pop
A.k.a. Richard Isaac Banks

Richard Isaac Banks (March 3, 1878 – March 13, 1915), who changed his name to Billy Williams after leaving his birthplace of Australia, was a popular entertainer of his era. (see B.Rust: Music Hall On Record, Gramophone 1979 p. 282 et seq.) Over 500 recordings sold in their thousands long after his early death in 1915.Born in Melbourne, Williams tried a number of jobs before embarking on an entertainment career which led him to come to England in 1899. He became a popular entertainer in the music halls singing what were known as chorus-songs – he also appeared in pantomime.

Genres

Pop
Spoken Word
Soundtrack

Popular Tracks

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter on Billy Williams by Billy Williams

The Pied Piper on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

Don't Fence Me In on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

Chickery Chick on As Time Goes By by Sammy Kaye

Nola on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

When Father Papered the Parlour on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

On the Boardwalk (In Atlantic City) on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

So Called Friend (Oh! What A Friend) on So Called Friend by Billy Williams & Consolidated Productions

Don't Fence Me in on As Time Goes By by Sammy Kaye

Since Father Joined the Territorials on Presenting Billy Williams by Billy Williams

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
When Father Tried To Kill The Cock-A-Doodle-Doo / If The World Belonged To Me	Billy Williams	1956	Album
The Collier / We Don't Want More Daylight	Billy Williams	1920	Album
Where The Crowd Goes / Let's Have A Song On The Gramaphone	Billy Williams	1920	Album
My Lass From Glasgow Town / I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before	Billy Williams	1920	Album
My Father Was Born In Killarney / She Does Love A Little Bit Of Scotch	Billy Williams	1920	Album
I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before / Take Me Where There Are No Eyes	Billy Williams	1920	Album
Let's All Go Mad / Take Me Where There Are No Eyes About	Billy Williams	1920	Album
When Father Papered The Parlour / Don't Go Out With Him Tonight	Billy Williams	1920	Album
I've Found Kelly / A Little Bit Of Cucumber	Billy Williams / Harry Champion	1918	Album
Little Willie's Woodbines / Why Don't Santa Claus Bring Somethimg To Me	Billy Williams	1917	Album
The Kangaroo Hop / It's A Grand Old Song Is Home Sweet Home	Billy Williams	1914	Album
Wait Till I'm As Old As Father / Where Does Daddy Go When He Goes Out?	Billy Williams	1914	Album
Jean From Aberdeen / Put A Bit Of Powder On It, Father	Billy Williams	1913	Album
The Hobnailed Boots That Father Wore / It Serves You Right	Billy Williams	1913	Album
My Heart Is With You Tonight / Wait Till I'm As Old As Father	Samuel Hempsall / Billy Williams	1913	Album
When Father Tried To Kill The Cock-A-Doodle-Doo / If The World Belonged To Me	Billy Williams	1913	Album
Clogs And Shawl / When Father Papered The Parlor	Billy Williams	1913	Album
There's Something About A Girl / Clogs And Shawl Parody	Billy Williams	1913	Album
The Ragtime Wedding / The Worst Of It Is I Like It	Billy Williams	1913	Album
The Daylight Bill / I'll Meet You One Dark Night	Billy Williams	1913	Album
Mrs. B. / John, Go And Put Yor Trousers On	Billy Williams	1913	Album
Don't Go Out With Him To-Night / Wake Up, John Bull	Billy Williams	1913	Album
I Don't Want A Girl For Sunday / I'll Lend You My Best Girl	Billy Williams	1913	Album
St. Kilda / Too-ral-addie	Billy Williams	1913	Album
I Must Go Home To-Night / Save A Little One For Me	Billy Williams	1912	Album
All The Silver From The Silvery Moon / I Wish It Was Sunday Night	Billy Williams	1912	Album
Sally O'Mally / I Don't Care	Billy Williams	1912	Album
The Old Grey Coat	Billy Williams	1910	Single
That's A Jolly Good Song / Let Me Have A Look At It	Billy Williams / Harry Fay	1910	Album
Tickle Me, Timothy / I'll Meet You Some Dark Night	Billy Williams	1910	Album
I Must Go Home Tonight	Billy Williams	1910	Album
Blaze Away / Serves You Right	Billy Williams	1909	Album
Send For A Policeman / We All Came Into The World (Parody)	George Lashwood / Billy Williams	1909	Album
Save A Little One For Me	Billy Williams	1909	Single
Put A Bit Of Powder On It, Father / The Colliers	Billy Williams	1908	Album
Come Into The Garden John	Billy Williams	1908	Single
Jean From Aberdeen	Billy Williams	1907	Single
The Taximeter Car	Billy Williams	1907	Single
Where, Oh Where	Billy Williams	1907	Single
Poor Old England	Billy Williams	1907	Single
I Don't Care / Willie's Woodbines	Billy Williams		Single
Take Me Back To U.S.A. / I Wish I Were A Ladies' Man	Billy Williams		Album
John, John Put Your Trousers On / The Land Where The Women Wear Trousers	Billy Williams		Album
When Father Papered The Parlour	Billy Williams		Album
Wait Till I'm As Old As Father/ It's Mine When You've Done With It	Billy Williams		Album
Some Of The Best By One Of The Best	Billy Williams		Album
Save A Little One For Me / Meet You One Dark Night	Billy Williams		Album
When Mother Backed The Winner Of The Derby	Billy Williams		Album
Tell them you're a Londoner	Billy Williams		Album
Here We Are Again / Why Do You Think I Look So Gay?	Billy Williams		Album
Oh, For Another Day At Margate / Oh, That Ragtime Waltz	Billy Williams		Album
Her We Are Again / Mrs. B	Billy Williams		Album
Where Does Daddy Go / Oh, For Another Day At Margate	Billy Williams		Album
When Father Papered The Parlour	Billy Williams		Album
Don't Go Out With Him To-Night / Come And Have A Look At What I've Got	Billy Williams		Album
Here We Are Again / Why Can't We Have The Sea In London ?	Billy Williams		Album
The Ragtime Wedding / Oh For Another Day At Margate!	Billy Williams		Album
You're The One / Let's All Go Mad	Billy Williams		Album
John, Go And Put Your Trousers On / When Father Papered The Parlour	Billy Williams		Album
It's A Grand Old Song Is Home, Sweet Home / Molly McIntyre	Billy Williams		Album
I Don't Care / All The Silver From The Silvery Moon	Billy Williams		Album
Wake Up, John Bull / I'll Lend You My Best Girl	Billy Williams		Album
Ginger You're Balmy / My Girl From London Town	Harry Champion / Billy Williams		Album
Soap And Water / In The Land Where There Are No Girls	Billy Williams		Album
Sing Me An Irish Song / Sally O'Malley	Billy Williams		Album
When Father Papered The Parlor / Where Does Daddy Go When He Goes Out?	Billy Williams		Album
That's A Jolly Good Song / The Cheeky Mouse	Billy Williams, Jack Jeffries		Album
I'll Meet You One Dark Night / The Daylight Bill	Billy Williams		Album
When Father Papered The Parlour / Here We Are Again	Billy Williams		Album
The Collier / On The Sunny Sunny Side	Billy Williams		Album
Don't Go Out With Him Tonight / Molly McIntyre	Billy Williams		Album
Give My Love To Scotland, Maggie / She Does Love A Little Bit Of Scotch	Billy Williams		Album
Wait Till I'm As Old As Father / Where Does Daddy Go?	Billy Williams		Album
I Keep On Toddling Along / I'll Have To Ask My Mother If She'll Let Me	Billy Williams		Album
There's Something Nice About A Girl / Mrs B.	Billy Williams		Album
Willies Woodbines / Save a Little One For Me	Billy Williams		Album
Squeeze Her, Ebenezer / Are We All Here	Billy Williams		Album
Fall In And Follow Me / Here We Are Again	Harry Fay, Billy Williams		Album
I Keep On Toddling Along / I Never Heard Father Laugh So Much Before.	Billy Williams		Album
Good-Bye, Ragtime / Let's Have Another One Together	Billy Williams		Album
I'll Meet You One Dark Night / The Daylight Bill	Billy Williams		Album
Bobbing About In The Briny / In The Days That Are Coming By-And-Bye	Billy Williams / Harry Fay		Album
Little People / Girls Of Today	Billy Williams		Album

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