BERT A. WILLIAMS VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN, COMPOSER SINGER - SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION for Sale

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BERT A. WILLIAMS VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN, COMPOSER SINGER - SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION For Sale

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BERT A. WILLIAMS VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN, COMPOSER SINGER - SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION:
$365.00

We are offering a collection of 15 pieces of sheet music by Bert A. Williams from 1919 to 1921. The sheet music is in a 12 1/2" x 13 1/2" album, and each one is in its individual plastic sleeve. **NOTE** - there are two copies of "I Want to Know Where Tosti Went", "It's Nobody's Business But My Own", and "Get Up". CONDITION: generally Good/Very Good; a few are Excellent.
1.) 1920 - "I Want to Know Where Tosti Went" (When He Said Good-Bye) Introduced by Bert Williams in George Le Maire's "Broadway Brevities" at the New York Winter Garden. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
2.) 1920 - "I'm Jazzing in the Key of F". Performed by Bert Williams. Published by Euclid Music Publishing Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
3.) 1920 - "My Last Dollar". Introduced by Bert Williams. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
4.) 1920 - "Somebody Else" (Not Me) Sung with Sensational Success by Bert Williams. Sensational Song Hit of F. Ziegfeld Jr.'s Ziegfeld Follies. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
5.) 1921 - "Unexpectedly". Sung by Bert Williams on Columbia Record a-3508. Published by Perry Bradford Music Publishing Co., New York.
6.) 1919 - "It's Nobody's Business But My Own". Bert Williams Big 1919 Riot in Ziegfeld's Frolic. Published by Skidmore Music Co., New York. (Has two small edge-tears that had been repaired with tape)
7.) 1920 - "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine". Sung with Sensational Success by Bert Williams. Sensational Song Hit of F. Ziegfeld Jr.'s Ziegfeld Follies. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York. (Has a vertical fold impression down the center from having been folded - otherwise Excellent.
8.) 1920 - "Get Up". Introduced by Bert Williams. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
9.) 1921 - "You'll Never Need a Doctor No More". Introduced by Bert Williams in his 1921 Riot "Broadway Brevities". Published by Skidmore Music Co., New York.
10.) 1919 - "It's Nobody's Business But My Own". Bert Williams Big 1919 Riot in Ziegfeld's Frolic. Published by Skidmore Music Co., New York.
11.) 1921 - "I Makes Mine Myself". Introduced by Bert Williams in the Musical Success "Broadway Brevities" at the New York Winter Garden. Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
12.) 1920 - "I Want to Know Where Tosti Went" (When He Said Goodbye)Introduced by Bert Williams in George Le Maire's "Broadway Brevities" at the New York Winter Garden.Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
13.) 1920 - "Save a Little Dram For Me". Dedicated to Bert Williams. Published by Skidmore Music Co., New York.
14.) 1921 - "Not Lately". Character Song. The Last Song Featured and Sung for Columbia Records by the late Bert Williams. Columbia Record #A3589. Published by Triangle Music Record Co., New York.
15.) 1920 - "Get Up".Introduced by Bert Williams.Published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York.
**NOTE** -Bert A. Williams (1874-1922) -was one of the most successful entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians of his time, appealing to all audiences. He also was the best-selling recording artist before 1920. According to what we read, Williams was the first black person to take a lead role on the Broadway stage and did much to push back racial barriers in an age where racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace. Bert Williams teamed up with George Walker, becoming one of the most successful comedy teams of their era, both domestically and abroad, even playing a command performance in Dahomey [jointly produced and written by the team) in England for King Edward VII in 1903.