Bert Williams

Songs Performed or Written by Bert WilliamsTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. While some sources have credited him as being the first Black man to have a leading role in a film with Darktown Jubilee in 1914, other sources have credited actor Sam Lucas with this same distinction for a different 1914 film, the World Film... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Play That Barber-Shop Chord - #2: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - #3: It's Nobody's Business but My Own - #4: Constantly - #5: When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine
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  Len Spencer
1.
04/1898

I Don't Like No Cheap Man
Len Spencer

118 pts
1
US




[Columbia 7440]
written by Bert Williams greentick & George Walker
  Bert Williams
2.
01/1902

Good Morning, Carrie
Bert Williams greentick

118 pts
1
US




[Victor 997]
written by Chris Smith, Elmer Bowman & Cecil Mack
3.
01/1902

I Don't Like That Face You Wear
Bert Williams greentick

86 pts
3
US




[Victor 987]
written by Ernest Hogan
4.
01/1902

When It's All Going Out and Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams greentick

102 pts
2
US




[Victor 994]
written by Bert Williams greentick, George Walker & James Weldon Johnson
5.
02/1902

The Fortune Telling Man
Bert Williams greentick

81 pts
4
US




[Victor 1083]
written by Bert Williams greentick & George Walker
  Arthur Collins
6.
10/1905

Nobody
Arthur Collins

102 pts
2
US




[Victor 4391]
written by Bert Williams greentick & Alex Rogers
  Bert Williams
7.
07/1906

Nobody
Bert Williams greentick

119 pts
1
US




[Columbia 3423]
written by Bert Williams greentick & Alex Rogers
8.
08/1906

Pretty Desdamone
Bert Williams greentick

61 pts
7
US




[Columbia 3410]
written by F. Collins Wildman
  Arthur Collins
9.
09/1906

Here it Comes Again
Arthur Collins

73 pts
5
US




[Edison 9302]
written by Bert Williams greentick, Alex Rogers & Earle C. Jones
  Bert Williams
10.
09/1906

Here it Comes Again
Bert Williams greentick

86 pts
3
US




[Columbia 3454]
written by Bert Williams greentick, Earle C. Jones & Alex Rogers
11.
12/1906

Let It Alone
Bert Williams greentick

118 pts
1
US




[Columbia 3504]
written by Alex Rogers, Bert Williams greentick & Harry Tally
12.
01/1907

He's a Cousin of Mine
Bert Williams greentick

118 pts
1
US




[Columbia 3536]
written by Chris Smith, Silvio Hein & Cecil Mack
13.
03/1907

The Mississippi Stoker
Bert Williams greentick

67 pts
6
US




[Columbia 3557]
written by Bert Williams greentick
14.
04/1907

I've Such a Funny Feeling When I Look at You
Bert Williams greentick

86 pts
3
US




[Columbia 3574]
written by William H. Penn & William A. Heelan
  Arthur Collins
15.
09/1909

That's a-Plenty
Arthur Collins

86 pts
3
US




[Victor 16344]
written by Bert Williams greentick & Henry Creamer
  Bert Williams
16.
1910

#4  Constantly
Bert Williams greentick

337 pts
2
US




[Columbia 915]
written by Bert Williams greentick
17.
05/1910

The Mississippi Stoker
Bert Williams greentick

267 pts
4
US




[Colkumbia 801]
written by Bert Williams greentick
18.
12/1910

I'll Lend You Everything I've Got Except My Wife
Bert Williams greentick

184 pts
8
US




[Columbia 915]
written by Harry Von Tilzer & Jean C. Havez
19.
12/1910

#1  Play That Barber-Shop Chord
Bert Williams greentick

393 pts
1
US




[Columbia 929]
written by Lewis Muir, William Tracey & Ballard MacDonald
20.
06/1913

Nobody
Bert Williams greentick

259 pts
4
US




[Columbia 1289]
written by Bert Williams greentick & Alex Rogers
21.
07/1913

Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree
Bert Williams greentick

327 pts
2
US




[Columbia 1321]
written by Irving Berlin & Vincent Bryan
22.
05/1914

The Darktown Poker Club
Bert Williams greentick

297 pts
3
US




[Columbia 1504]
written by Bert Williams greentick & Jean Havez
23.
10/1915

I'm Neutral
Bert Williams greentick

273 pts
4
US




[Columbia 1817]
written by Bert Williams greentick, Gene Buck & Raymond Hubbell
24.
12/1915

Never Mo'
Bert Williams greentick

291 pts
3
US




[Columbia 1853]
written by Alex Rogers & Bert Williams greentick
25.
03/1916

Everybody
Bert Williams greentick

228 pts
5
US




[Columbia 1909]
written by Bert Williams greentick
26.
02/1918

No Place Like Home
Bert Williams greentick

230 pts
5
US




[Columbia 2438]
written by Ring Lardner
27.
01/1919

#2  O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
Bert Williams greentick

383 pts
1
US




[Columbia 2652]
written by Clarence Stout
28.
06/1919

Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
Bert Williams greentick

262 pts
4
US




[Columbia 2710]
written by Nat Vincent & Darl MacBoyle
29.
09/1919

Everybody Wants a Key to My Cellar
Bert Williams greentick

331 pts
2
US




[Columbia 2750]
written by Ed Rose, Billy Baskette & Lew Pollack
30.
09/1919

#3  It's Nobody's Business but My Own
Bert Williams greentick

383 pts
1
US




[Columbia 2750]
written by Will E. Skidmore & Marshall Walker
31.
03/1920

#5  When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine
Bert Williams greentick

337 pts
2
US




[Columbia 2849]
written by Robert Hood Bowers
32.
04/1920

Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Generosity
Bert Williams greentick

243 pts
5
US




[Columbia 6141]
written by Alex Rogers
33.
05/1920

Sorry I Ain't Got It
Bert Williams greentick

222 pts
6
US




[Columbia 2877]
written by Ted Snyder
34.
08/1920

Ten Little Bottles
Bert Williams greentick

285 pts
3
US




[Columbia 2941]
written by James V. Monaco
35.
11/1920

Save a Little Dram for Me
Bert Williams greentick

169 pts
9
US




[Columbia 2979]
written by Marshall Walker & Will E. Skidmore
36.
05/1921

Just Snap Your Fingers at Care
Bert Williams greentick

180 pts
8
US




[Columbia 3360]
written by Louis Silvers & Buddy DeSylva
37.
06/1922

Not Lately
Bert Williams greentick

262 pts
4
US




[Columbia 3589]
written by E. Deacey & Chas. A. Prince
  Phil Harris
38.
03/1946

The Dark Town Poker Club
Phil Harris

175 pts
10
US


4
R&B
as Phil Harris & his Orchestra
[novelty] hit for Bert Williams in 1914
[ARA 116]
written by Bert Williams greentick, Will Vodery & Jean C. Havez
  Jerry Reed
39.
12/1973

The Uptown Poker Club
Jerry Reed

from The Uptown Poker Club   
5 pts


25
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[RCA Victor APB0-0194]
written by Jean Havez, Bill Vodery & Bert Williams greentick
  Angie Stone
No More Rain (In This Cloud)
40.
09/1999

No More Rain (In This Cloud)
Angie Stone

from Black Diamond   Black Diamond
28 pts
56
US


9
R&B
[Arista LP Cut]
written by Angie Stone, Bert Williams greentick, Gordon Chambers & Jim Weatherly

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