Pianists · 1889–1965

Spencer Williams

American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965)

Born: 14 October 1889
New Orleans
Died: 14 July 1965
Flushing
Country: United States

Biography

Spencer Williams was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Spencer Williams was born on 14 October 1889 in New Orleans and died on 14 July 1965 in Flushing. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970).

Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs "Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New Baby", "Everybody Loves My Baby", "Tishomingo Blues", and many others.

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Standards written by Spencer Williams

Title	Key	Form	Groove
Basin Street Blues	B♭ major	AA · 32	Slow swing

Awards

1970 Songwriters Hall of Fame

Historic 78 rpm records

BASIN STREET BLUES LIZZIE MILES and her NEW ORLEANS BOYS · Spencer Williams · Fred… archive.org ↗
Mahogany Hall Stomp Mike Daniel's Delta Jazzmen · Spencer Williams · Mike Daniels ·… archive.org ↗
ROYAL GARDEN BLUES EMPERORS OF JAZZ · Phil Napoleon · Lou McGarrity · Peanuts Hucko ·… archive.org ↗
Mellow mood Johnny Hodges and his All-Stars orchestra · Johnny Hodges · Jimmy… archive.org ↗
BASIN STREET BLUES NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BABIES · JACK DELANEY · LEE COLE · RAYMOND BURKE ·… archive.org ↗
SHIM-ME-SHA-WABBLE DOC EVANS · DON THOMPSON · JOHNNY McDONALD · JOYCE McDONALD · DOC… archive.org ↗
I FOUND A NEW BABY Ted Vesely · Lee Countryman · Morty Corb · "Smokey" Stover · Ralph… archive.org ↗
SOFT SHOE SHUFFLE PETER RASMUSSEN'S KVINTET · Maurice Burman · Spencer Williams archive.org ↗