I discovered Billy Murray when looking up George M Cohan songs 10 years ago. He’s quickly become one of my favorite artists along with Mitch Miller and Gang.
Thank you for putting this video out there! I know about Billy Murray; I'm a senior citizen who still owns (and occasionally and carefully plays) old 78's my great grandparents owned. One of them is "Always Leave Them Laughing when you say goodbye" sung by Billy Murray. He enunciated the words so well, I can hear them over the hiss and crackle of the record. Favorite line? "The cable caught his whiskers, see? - and he went to the Battery" (at the southernmost tip of Manhattan) I love "Under The Anheuser Bush", sung by Murray in 1904. Another favorite of mine is "In the Beautiful Seaside Air", which is a lovely song sung by Murray and other quartette members. These records are on RUclips and on a playlist I compiled, "Real Oldies" - Check them out!
I love Billy Murray!! Thank you for making this. His voice was perfect for early recording technology. Excellent diction, full voiced tenor, catchy tunes, emotion, he had it all
I’ve liked billy murray since I discovered him (in 2012 I’m pretty sure, I was 13). Something has always stood out about him and many of the songs I listen to regularly are sung by him 😀. There’s one from ca 1940 called the guy at the end of the bar, for those who want to hear one of his last recordings.
Great video about Murray! I came from germany, so many people don't know singer like Billy Murray, Al Jolson, etc. Billy Murray introduced me to the old American singers, who are still my favorites today. Incidentally, my first presentation in English was about him.
Thank you Bernhard for your comment! A lot of people here in the United States don't know these figures nowadays either but they are truly fascinating to re- examine. Billy Murray truly was the face of American culture between 1905-1920! PS. I would love to visit Germany some day! Such a beautiful country.
I love Billy Murray! My exposure to his music was in a WWI documentary I watched in 5th grade, which played a recording of him singing "Over There." I was captivated by his voice, but I wasn't able to find any of his music until many years later. His singing is as beautiful today as it was back when he was still alive
Love the music. The first recording that started me out was when I was a kid and they had an Edison cylinder display in downtown LA. I heard Billy Murray and Ada Jones sing Come Josephine in My Flying Machine and I was hooked from then on.
im a big fan of music of the 1900s and billy murray is easily the greatest artist of his era next to Ada Jones of course thank you so much for the documentary!!
Just a few days ago my interest in the 1910s was peaed out of now where so i decided to listen to some old records and found ol, billy here. Needless to say im obsessed. No one knows him! Hes amazing and Im honestly surprised i like this music so much. Im rather young so its hard to explain the appeal to my peers. I'll send them this! Thank you
As one who practically strictly listens to this era, I’m glad to see such a fine presentation of his contributions to early recording. Murray certainly was a game changer defining some of the earliest aspects of how recording was done. I didn’t know he sold over 300 million records, but those 6-10,000 recordings are nearly on par with his counterparts from the 1890s which is something to behold, because in a single decade you’ll find that people like George J. Gaskin and George Washington Johnson recorded nearly 20,000 individual recordings due to the very limited processes of recording in that age.
I first found your channel a few years ago when out of boredom I decided to search for 1900s music to see what it sounded like. I remember the name "Billy Murray" showing up a lot in your lists, so I figured he must've been popular back then. I had no idea he was this successful. I'm really enjoying these videos about early recording artists, hope you keep this series up!
Thank you so much Tori, this put a smile on my face! It's truly fascinating how these people like Billy Murray were some of the biggest stars of their time, but are pretty much forgotten now. It makes me wonder if contemporary musicians like Drake and Justin Bieber will be remembered 100 years from now. I would love to make more videos like this in the future!
This was super interesting! Thank you for putting this together. I’ve heard all these songs but had no idea who sang them when they first became popular.
Thank you for honouring this wonderful artist who indeed needs more coverage ! I work in a graveyard and often play his music (along with Ada Jones) as I m doing the gardening. A lot of the visitors love it and ask me about him. But Billy needs to get out of the graveyard and entertain us all once again !
😊 Billy Murray is such a great guy. This type of music is really great. I wouldn't be too surprised if he was still alive right now but if people could make one of his songs in high Fidelity recording like most records, people would probably appreciate him more.
There are a few, but most recordings from the 1880s are brief excerpts from speeches or test recordings. Here is a haunting recording from 1888 that does have vocals from a choir. It's very faint and difficult to discern but it's fascinating nonetheless: ruclips.net/video/-qDwz3JdD1c/видео.html
Billy mainly recorded the voice of Bimbo The Musical Dog in 1930 & recorded the voice of Tommy Cat. He would also provide his wonderful voice for alot of the early Fleischer Screen Songs from 1929 - the early 1930s. Billy is such a joy to listen to !! I highly recommend people to listen to his wonderful records !!
@@Billy219 he was a Lovely artist with a sense of humor !! Thats what I love about Billy Murray !! He sang with a lovely voice & mixed in humor with some of his records. Billy was very talented. Billy is one of the only musicians I genuinely have fun listening to !! I'm never tired of his records. Its always a treat to listen to Murray !!
Great question. I would include Al Jolson, Ada Jones, Bert Williams, Norah Bayes, George M. Cohen, Edward Meeker, Chauncey Olcott, George J. Gaskin, Arthur Collins, Billy Golden, George W. Johnson, and maybe Sophie Tucker as DLC.
@@Billy219 Not everyone hates Al Jolson. Most of his haters hate Billy Murray too, because they hate old music. You can write down your suggestions, but you cannot force others to change their minds on their suggestions. Why do you hate Al Jolson so much?
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I don't like Billy Murray's singing much. His voice is slightly whiny and I can agree with that he is not a great singer like those critics. His songs give personality, but are not nice to the ear for hearing it. He sounds happy and excited, so is good to listen to on a bad day. But I can tell he is not putting in effort to sound the best. I'm exploring older music and he is everywhere in these two decades. Maybe the novelty he had for his style of singing, like the Beatles in the 60s, was his main appeal to people back then.
FINALLY!!!! ...A documentary on Billy Murray!! Thank you!
You are very underrated. This era is magical, even for a 10 year old like me.
I’m 13, and same for me. Awesome to think there’s others like us out there. Cheers,
Theo
I discovered Billy Murray when looking up George M Cohan songs 10 years ago. He’s quickly become one of my favorite artists along with Mitch Miller and Gang.
Thank you for putting this video out there! I know about Billy Murray; I'm a senior citizen who still owns (and occasionally and carefully plays) old 78's my great grandparents owned. One of them is "Always Leave Them Laughing when you say goodbye" sung by Billy Murray. He enunciated the words so well, I can hear them over the hiss and crackle of the record. Favorite line? "The cable caught his whiskers, see? - and he went to the Battery" (at the southernmost tip of Manhattan) I love "Under The Anheuser Bush", sung by Murray in 1904. Another favorite of mine is "In the Beautiful Seaside Air", which is a lovely song sung by Murray and other quartette members. These records are on RUclips and on a playlist I compiled, "Real Oldies" - Check them out!
The old songs are never boring
I love Billy Murray!! Thank you for making this. His voice was perfect for early recording technology. Excellent diction, full voiced tenor, catchy tunes, emotion, he had it all
I’ve liked billy murray since I discovered him (in 2012 I’m pretty sure, I was 13). Something has always stood out about him and many of the songs I listen to regularly are sung by him 😀. There’s one from ca 1940 called the guy at the end of the bar, for those who want to hear one of his last recordings.
Great video about Murray! I came from germany, so many people don't know singer like Billy Murray, Al Jolson, etc. Billy Murray introduced me to the old American singers, who are still my favorites today. Incidentally, my first presentation in English was about him.
Thank you Bernhard for your comment! A lot of people here in the United States don't know these figures nowadays either but they are truly fascinating to re- examine. Billy Murray truly was the face of American culture between 1905-1920!
PS. I would love to visit Germany some day! Such a beautiful country.
I love Billy Murray! My exposure to his music was in a WWI documentary I watched in 5th grade, which played a recording of him singing "Over There." I was captivated by his voice, but I wasn't able to find any of his music until many years later. His singing is as beautiful today as it was back when he was still alive
Love the music. The first recording that started me out was when I was a kid and they had an Edison cylinder display in downtown LA. I heard Billy Murray and Ada Jones sing Come Josephine in My Flying Machine and I was hooked from then on.
im a big fan of music of the 1900s and billy murray is easily the greatest artist of his era next to Ada Jones of course thank you so much for the documentary!!
Great video! I would also love to see a video on Al Jolson. Big fan.
@Billy for me Al Jolson makes me feel better when I'm down in the blues.
Just a few days ago my interest in the 1910s was peaed out of now where so i decided to listen to some old records and found ol, billy here. Needless to say im obsessed. No one knows him! Hes amazing and Im honestly surprised i like this music so much. Im rather young so its hard to explain the appeal to my peers. I'll send them this! Thank you
Great stuff. Long been a fan of Billy Murray. Bill Murray of Ghostbusters fame is pretty sweet too.
I agree with both of these opinions.
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Thanks for this. Quite an interesting case of quite possibly the most successful obscure musical act of all time.
As one who practically strictly listens to this era, I’m glad to see such a fine presentation of his contributions to early recording. Murray certainly was a game changer defining some of the earliest aspects of how recording was done. I didn’t know he sold over 300 million records, but those 6-10,000 recordings are nearly on par with his counterparts from the 1890s which is something to behold, because in a single decade you’ll find that people like George J. Gaskin and George Washington Johnson recorded nearly 20,000 individual recordings due to the very limited processes of recording in that age.
Same here. I do like 1880s through 1950s, though.
@@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician I range about the same, but mostly I listen to the 1910s and 20s, while also frequently dabbling in the 1890s and 00s.
I first found your channel a few years ago when out of boredom I decided to search for 1900s music to see what it sounded like. I remember the name "Billy Murray" showing up a lot in your lists, so I figured he must've been popular back then. I had no idea he was this successful. I'm really enjoying these videos about early recording artists, hope you keep this series up!
Thank you so much Tori, this put a smile on my face! It's truly fascinating how these people like Billy Murray were some of the biggest stars of their time, but are pretty much forgotten now. It makes me wonder if contemporary musicians like Drake and Justin Bieber will be remembered 100 years from now. I would love to make more videos like this in the future!
I have a number of Billy Murray's recordings on cylinders including 'Over There'...
@@Billy219 OKKKKKK...
What a great voice. Thanks for telling me about his experience and life.
I hada dream about Billy Murray one time
Noice
This was super interesting! Thank you for putting this together. I’ve heard all these songs but had no idea who sang them when they first became popular.
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words Sonia! It's fascinating to discover how timeless some of these songs are.
Thank you for honouring this wonderful artist who indeed needs more coverage ! I work in a graveyard and often play his music (along with Ada Jones) as I m doing the gardening. A lot of the visitors love it and ask me about him. But Billy needs to get out of the graveyard and entertain us all once again !
Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful musical pass of America
😊 Billy Murray is such a great guy. This type of music is really great. I wouldn't be too surprised if he was still alive right now but if people could make one of his songs in high Fidelity recording like most records, people would probably appreciate him more.
Love Murray
Interesting channel the one you've got, new subscriber
Great vid!!! I can tell you put a lot of hard work into it! Proud of ya!!
Thank u Joe!!! You are a true friend 😁 hope you're doing well!
@@NathanielJordon Of course, my dear friend. You as well.😊
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Are there recordings of vocal songs from the 1880’s? If so, do you know of any good songs from then?
There are a few, but most recordings from the 1880s are brief excerpts from speeches or test recordings. Here is a haunting recording from 1888 that does have vocals from a choir. It's very faint and difficult to discern but it's fascinating nonetheless: ruclips.net/video/-qDwz3JdD1c/видео.html
I’ve been binging his songs on Spotify and I wanted to learn more about him. Thank you for making this video
Billy mainly recorded the voice of Bimbo The Musical Dog in 1930 & recorded the voice of Tommy Cat. He would also provide his wonderful voice for alot of the early Fleischer Screen Songs from 1929 - the early 1930s. Billy is such a joy to listen to !! I highly recommend people to listen to his wonderful records !!
@@Billy219 he was a Lovely artist with a sense of humor !! Thats what I love about Billy Murray !! He sang with a lovely voice & mixed in humor with some of his records. Billy was very talented. Billy is one of the only musicians I genuinely have fun listening to !! I'm never tired of his records. Its always a treat to listen to Murray !!
Did you do one on Al Jolson?
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If you had a smash bros of old musicians who would be in it definitely billy murray
Great question. I would include Al Jolson, Ada Jones, Bert Williams, Norah Bayes, George M. Cohen, Edward Meeker, Chauncey Olcott, George J. Gaskin, Arthur Collins, Billy Golden, George W. Johnson, and maybe Sophie Tucker as DLC.
@@NathanielJordon you forgot dan w quinn and al jolson fits better as a dlc
i'm going crazy over this idea, i'd love a smash-like fighting game with 1890s-1910s singers
dude i would definitely main george w johnson and dan w quinn
@@badpasters and 1920s
Paul Whiteman, not Whitman. 😏
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Ele foi o primeiro grande crooner da música inspirando Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
Crooner? More like the opposite of crooner, as the video correctly pointed out
I have a suggestion: Al Jolson
@@Billy219 Not everyone hates Al Jolson. Most of his haters hate Billy Murray too, because they hate old music. You can write down your suggestions, but you cannot force others to change their minds on their suggestions. Why do you hate Al Jolson so much?
A must, the greatest ever song stylist. acoustic. electrical recordings/ film/ radio and live!
Do the Peerless Quartet next
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Did this guy get the info from Wikipedia?
i have some of his cylinders on blue amberola
Mid Atlantic Accent...like the epitome of it. He might have created it.
Really? M.J's mugshot? Tacky. He didn't even look like that in the 80s.
I don't like Billy Murray's singing much. His voice is slightly whiny and I can agree with that he is not a great singer like those critics. His songs give personality, but are not nice to the ear for hearing it. He sounds happy and excited, so is good to listen to on a bad day. But I can tell he is not putting in effort to sound the best. I'm exploring older music and he is everywhere in these two decades. Maybe the novelty he had for his style of singing, like the Beatles in the 60s, was his main appeal to people back then.
Tacky video using MJs mugshot. Don't quit your day job.
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I'm 15 and i like billy murray
Nice haha
Same
Im 13 and me too!!!