His Final Releases, 1919-1922

by Bert Williams

His Final Releases, 1919-1922 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 January 2001
  • Label: Archeophone Records
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey as the founding release of their label and the third volume of The Complete Bert Williams, the set gathers 24 songs recorded in New York and Chicago between 1919 and 1922, including both of his 'Elder Eatmore' sermons. Williams died in March 1922, weeks after the last of these sessions.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, storytelling, theatrical, witty, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Oh! Lawdy
  2. Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
  3. Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar
  4. It's Nobody's Business But My Own
  5. Elder Eatmore's Sermon On Generosity
  6. Elder Eatmore's Sermon On Throwing Stones
  7. I'm Sorry I Ain't Got It
  8. The Moon Shines On The Moonshine
  9. Checkers
  10. Somebody
  11. Ten Little Bottles
  12. Unlucky Blues
  13. Lonesome Alimony Blues
  14. Get Up
  15. Save A Little Dram For Me
  16. I Want To Know Where Tosti Went
  17. You Can't Trust Nobody
  18. Eve Cost Adam Just One Bone
  19. You'll Never Need A Doctor No More
  20. My Last Dollar
  21. I'm Gonna Quit Saturday
  22. Brother Low Down
  23. Unexpectedly
  24. Not Lately

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