This week, let's honor Spencer Williams - not the actor who appeared on TV's Amos & Andy show, but the songwriter who was born in New Orleans Louisiana on October 14 1889 and passed away in Flushing New York on July 14 1965. This remarkable  man composed quite a number of early jazz standards. The dramatis personae for our little hour of vintage recordings includes Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith. I want to acknowledge Morris "Pete" Brown for inspiring the feature this time around.

Face the Music WCBN 88.3 FM - 8.30.12 - Songs by Spencer Williams

Arkansas Blues

James P Johnson

Careless Love

Albert Nicholas & Art Hodes

Basin St. Blues

Fats Waller

Church Street Sobbin’ Blues

Eddie Lang

You’ve Got to Give Me Some

Bessie Smith

Georgia Grind

Thomas Morris & his Seven Hot Babies

Snakes Hips

The Cotton Pickers

Skip the Gutter

Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five

Mahogany Hall Stomp

Louis Armstrong & his Savoy Ballroom Five

Just a Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)

Blanche Calloway & her Joy Boys

I Ain’t Got Nobody

Fats Waller & his Rhythm

What a Pretty Miss

Fats Waller & his Rhythm

Everybody Loves My Baby

Fats Waller & his Rhythm

Pent up in a Penthouse

Fats Waller & his Rhythm

When Lights Are Low

Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra

Tishomingo Blues

Duke Ellington & his Orchestra

Royal Garden Blues

John Kirby Sextet

I’ve Found a New Baby

Lester Young Trio