Billy Murray
Billy Murray (1877–1954) was perhaps the most prolific recording artist of the acoustic recording era. His distinctive nasal baritonish-tenor voice, which recorded extremely well, and his perfect diction contributed to the popularity of his records. During his career, Murray recorded for nearly every company in existence, most notably for Edison and Victor. Murray's repertoire, while confined to the popular idiom, was wide-ranging. He was most famous for Irish dialect comic songs, but he could also handle ragtime and African American dialect material with ease, along with sentimental songs and Tin Pan Alley and Broadway material. Among the repertoire in which he specialized were many works composed by George M. Cohan.
The following recordings featuring Billy Murray are available in the National Jukebox:
| Artist Role | Title | Description | Primary Performer(s) | Date | |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | What the brass band played | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1904-11-10 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Dan, Dan, Danuel | Male vocal duet, with piano | Len Spencer; Billy Murray | 1904-11-10 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | The Yankee Doodle boy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1904-12-02 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | The Yankee Doodle boy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1906-01-19 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Down in the subway | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1904-12-02 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Paddy's Day | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1905-04-04 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Everybody works but Father | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1905-09-12 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Parody on 'In the shade of the old apple tree' | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1905-06-27 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Lazy moon | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1905-05-04 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Lazy moon | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1908-12-30 |
