Vocalist's Showcase Presenting Comic Songs By :

BILLY MURRAY - ENCORE 4 - THE RAGTIME ERA
PHONOGRAPH RECORDING FAVORITE
(RECORDED 1913-1916)

THIS CUSTOM CD WAS MADE FROM RARE ORIGINAL DISC RECORDS.
ADVANCED FILTERING SYSTEM WAS USED FOR VERY CLEAN SOUND.
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Bio

Billy Murray (1877-1954) was probably the most popular recording artist of the acoustic era. Edison released Murray cylinders in 1903. Murray started recording fairly regularly at that time, first for Edison, and then for Columbia and Victor. Murray's voice was well suited for acoustic recording. He sounded natural while singing loudly into the recording horn used in the acoustic recording process. When electrical recording became the standard in 1925, Murray had to adjust. He had to sing more quietly to avoid overdriving the microphones and amplifiers. The public's tastes in music were also changing (largely due to the influence of jazz), and Murray's popularity declined rapidly at this point.
In the thirties, Murray recorded only sporadically. He performed on radio, and provided voices for a couple of cartoons. In the forties, he performed on the National Barn Dance radio show. He made his last record in 1943 for the Victor Bluebird label.

This CD includes many of Billy Murray’s comic recordings made during the Ragtime Era . The period covered by this CD is 1913 to 1916. He is joined by Ada Jones and
Irving Kaufman on several tracks.

TRACK LISTING
 

1- ON THE OLD FALL RIVER LINE  VICTOR 17427  RECORDED 1913
2- SWING, SWING, SWING   VICTOR 17427  RECORDED 1913 

3- THEY GOT ME DOING IT NOW  VICTOR 17429  RECORDED 1913

4- HE WANTS SOMEONE TO CALL HIM PAPA 
VICTOR 17445  RECORDED 1913  WITH ADA JONES

5- HE’D HAVE TO GET UNDER, GET OUT AND GET UNDER 
VICTOR 17491  RECORDED 1913

6- I’M CRYING JUST FOR YOU 
VICTOR 17562  RECORDED 1914  WITH ADA JONES

7- HE’S A DEVIL IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN

VICTOR 17576  RECORDED 1914

8- WHERE CAN I MEET YOU TONIGHT

VICTOR 17604  RECORDED 1914 WITH ADA JONES 

9- THEY START THE VICTROLA

VICTOR 17631  RECORDED 1914

10- WHAT A WONDERFUL LOVE THAT WOULD BE

VICTOR 17631  RECORDED 1914 WITH ADA JONES

11- WHEN YOU’RE WEARING THE BALL AND CHAIN
VICTOR 17679  RECORDED 1915

12- THE WHOLE’S WISE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

VICTOR 17679  RECORDED 1915 WITH ADA JONES  

13- THE LITTLE FORD RAMBLED RIGHT ALONG
Victor 17755  RECORDED 1915

14- IF WAR IS WHAT SHERMAN SAID IT WAS
VICTOR 17826  RECORDED 1916

15- THER MUST BE LITTLE CUPIDS IN THE BRINY

VICTOR 17855  RECORDED 1916
16- I’VE BEEN FLOATING DOWN THE OLD GREEN RIVER 
VICTOR 17885  RECORDED 1916

17- BALLYMONEY  VICTOR 17885  RECORDED 1916   

18- WHAT’S THE USE OF GOING HOME

VICTOR 17926  RECORDED 1916  WITH IRVING KAUFMAN   
19- ARE YOU FROM DIXIE 
VICTOR 17942  RECORDED 1916  WITH IRVING KAUFMAN

20- WAY DOWN IN ARKANSAS 

VICTOR 17969  RECORDED 1916  WITH IRVING KAUFMAN

21- YOU CAN’T GET ALONG WITH ’EM OR WITHOUT ‘EM

VICTOR 18031  RECORDED 1916

22- WHICH SWITCH IS THE SWITCH MISS FOR IPSWICH

VICTOR 18031  RECORDED 1916  

23- SIMPLE MELODY

VICTOR 18051  RECORDED 1916  WITH EDNA BROWN 

24- I SENT MY WIFE TO THE 1000 ISLES TODAY

VICTOR 18073  RECORDED 1916