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BILLY MURRAY - ENCORE 1 - THE RAGTIME ERA
PHONOGRAPH RECORDING FAVORITE
(RECORDED 1904-1909)

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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 earliest recordings made during the Ragtime Era. The period covered by this CD is 1904 to 1909. He is joined by Ada Jones and The American Quartet on several tracks.

TRACK LISTING
 

1- COME TAKE A TRIP IN MY AIRSHIP  VICTOR 2986  RECORDED 1904
2- PARODY ON “THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE”
VICTOR 4486  RECORDED 1905

3- WON’T YOU FONDLE ME
VICTOR 4301  RECORDED 1905 WITH BOB ROBERTS

4- KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE  VICTOR 31507  RECORDED 1906

5- MY MARIUCCA TAKE A STEAMBOAT

VICTOR 4872  RECORDED 1906

6- CHEYENNE  VICTOR 4719  RECORDED 1906

7- PARODY ON CHEYENNE

VICTOR 4974  RECORDED 1907

8- THE GAME OF PEAK-A-BOO

VICTOR 4992  RECORDED 1907 WITH ADA JONES

9- YOU CAN HAVE BROADWAY

ZONOPHONE 675  RECORDED 1907

10- HONEY BOY

VICTOR 5207  RECORDED 1907

11- BUDWEISER’S A FRIEND OF MINE

VICTOR 5320  RECORDED 1907 WITH AMERICAN QUARTET

12- I’M MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU
VICTOR 5335  RECORDED 1907

13- I’M AFRAID TO COME HOME IN THE DARK

VICTOR 5355  RECORDED 1907

14- I’D RATHER BE A LOBSTER THAN A WISE GUY

VICTOR 16036  RECORDED 1908

15- RAINBOW

VICTOR 5571  RECORDED 1908 WITH HAYDN QUARTET

16- LANKY YANKEE BOYS IN BLUE

OXFORD 1074  RECORDED 1908

17- WHEN HIGHLAND MARY DOES THE HIGHLAND FLING

OXFORD 1161  RECORDED 1908

18- CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER LOVEY MINE

VICTOR 5532  RECORDED 1908 WITH ADA JONES

19- OH YOU COON

ZONOPHONE 5163  RECORDED 1908 WITH ADA JONES

20- THE BOY WHO STUDDERED AND THE GIRL WHO LISPED

OXFORD 1154  RECORDED 1909 WITH ADA JONES

21- THE BOY WHO STUDDERED AND THE GIRL WHO LISPED
VICTOR 5566  RECORDED 1909 WITH ADA JONES

22- SMILE SMILE SMILE

VICTOR 5397  RECORDED 1907 WITH ADA JONES
23- I USED TO BE AFRAID TO COME HOME IN THE DARK
VICTOR 5640  RECORDED 1909
24- I LOVE MY WIFE BUT OH! YOU KID

VICTOR 5706  RECORDED 1909

25- I WISH IHAD A GIRL
VICTOR 5672  RECORDED 1909
26- COME TAKE A SWIM IN MY OCEAN

VICTOR 16334  RECORDED 1909  WITH THE AMERICAN QUARTET