Will S. Hays  (1837-1907)
Last updated: 03.07.25
Websites:
url15.gif William Shakespeare Hays Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Will. S. Hays List of 59 historic recordings from 1899 to 1948.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers (1918) Betsy Lane Shepherd Edison Blue Amberol: 3373
cylinder15.gif Mollie Darling (1911) Frank Coombs Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 1175
cylinder15.gif I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers (1911) Will Oakland Edison Amberol: 808
cylinder15.gif The Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1898) L. Spencer Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7200-H
cylinder15.gif The Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1910) Peerless Quartette Indestructible Record: 3066
cylinder15.gif The Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1908) Edison Male Quartette Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9763
cylinder15.gif Mollie Darling (1919) Charles Hart Edison Blue Amberol: 3682
cylinder15.gif Mollie Darling (1912) Will Oakland Edison Amberol: 963
cylinder15.gif Take This Letter to My Mother (1917) Will Oakland Edison Blue Amberol: 3097
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Evangeline (1862) Benjamin R. Tubb
audiomidi15.gif Jimmie Brown (1875) Benjamin R. Tubb
audiomidi15.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1871), The Benjamin R. Tubb
audiomidi15.gif My Southern Sunny Home (1864) Benjamin R. Tubb
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Angels Meet Me at the Crossroads (1916) W.S. Hays Harry C. Browne Columbia: 46875
record15.gif Curtains of Night, The (1928) W.S. Hays Claude Grant Victor: BVE-41911
recordmp3.gif De Little Old Log Cabin in the Woods (1912) W.S. Hays Bentley Ball Columbia: 90050
recordmp3.gif I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers (1917) W.S. Hays Betsy Lane Shepherd Edison: 5501
record15.gif I'm Old and Feeble (1934) W.S. Hays Fiddlin' John Carson
Rosa Lee Carson
Victor: BS-82113
recordmp3.gif Keep in De Middle Ob De Road (1911) W.S. Hays John H. Bieling
W.V. Brunt
William F. Hooley
Billy Murray
S. Porter
Victor: B-10859
recordmp3.gif Keep in De Middle Ob De Road (1916) W.S. Hays Harry C. Browne Columbia: 47040
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1903) W.S. Hays Silas F. Leachman Victor: [Pre- B-]1893
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1918) W.S. Hays Alma Gluck
William F. Hooley
Harry MacDonough
Lambert Murphy
Reinald Werrenrath
Victor: B-22239
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1928) W.S. Hays Jack Jackson Victor: BVE-47099
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1921) W.S. Hays Oscar Seagle Columbia: 79966
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1924) W.S. Hays Riley Puckett Columbia: 81600
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1918) W.S. Hays Metropolitan Quartet Edison: 6195
recordmp3.gif Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (1925) W.S. Hays Charlie Powers Edison: 10622
recordmp3.gif Mollie Darling (1907) W.S. Hays Haydn Quartet Victor: B-4972
recordmp3.gif Mollie Darling (1916) W.S. Hays William F. Hooley
Lambert Murphy
Reinald Werrenrath
Evan Williams
Victor: C-17414
recordmp3.gif  Mollie Darling (1922) W.S. Hays Michel Gusikoff Victor: B-27003
recordmp3.gif Mollie Darling (1910) W.S. Hays Frank Coombs Columbia: 4861
record15.gif Nobody's Darling on Earth (1927) W.S. Hays Kelly Harrell Victor: BVE-38238
recordmp3.gif Nobody's Darling on Earth (1936) W.S. Hays Wade Mainer
Zeke Morris
Victor: BS-102616
recordmp3.gif Roll Out! Heave Dat Cotton (1916) W.S. Hays Harry C. Browne Columbia: 46643
recordmp3.gif Susan Jane (1926) W.S. Hays Harvey Hindermeyer
Earle Tuckerman
Columbia: W142586
recordmp3.gif Take This Letter to My Mother (1911) W.S. Hays Will Oakland Columbia: 19459
record15.gif Tell Me That You Love Me (1932) W.S. Hays Carter Family Victor: BVE-71614
recordmp3.gif We Parted by the River Side (1928) W.S. Hays E.V. Stoneman Edison: 18444
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Evangeline (1862) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Jimmie Brown (1875) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif

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Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1871), The W.S. Hays (w&m)
Manning's Minstrels (perf.)
Piano, Voice
Indiana
Sheet Music Singer
Pub.
pdf15.gif Mary O'More (1868) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Mollie Darling (1871) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Moon Is Out to Night, Love (1867) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif My Father's Growing Old (1867) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Greer Pub.
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 My Southern Sunny Home (1864) W.S. Hays (w&m)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer
Indiana
Pub.
pdf15.gif Refugee (1865), The W.S. Hays (music) Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Roll Out! Heave Dat Cotton (1877) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Song of the Sewing Machine (1869) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Take Me Back Home (1866) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Take This Letter to My Mother (1872) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Greer Pub.
pdf15.gif We Parted by the River Side (1867) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Why Don't You Come Home? (1873) W.S. Hays (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 46 works by Will S. Hays (1837-1907). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Evangeline (w&m) 1862  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
My Southern Sunny Home (w&m) 1864  wvicon.gif pdf15.gifpdf15.gif 
Refugee, The 1865  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Nora O'Neal (w&m) 1866  Pub.
Take Me Back Home (w&m) 1866  Pub. pdf15.gif
Moon Is Out to Night, Love (w&m) 1867  Pub. pdf15.gif
My Father's Growing Old (w&m) 1867  Pub. pdf15.gif
O! Let Me Kiss the Baby 1867
We Parted by the River Side (w&m) 1867 A.P. Carter (co-author)
Ernest V. Stoneman (perf.)
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Mary O'More (w&m) 1868  Pub. pdf15.gif
Song of the Sewing Machine (w&m) 1869  Pub. pdf15.gif
Driven From Home 1870
Little Old Cabin in the Lane, The (w&m) 1871 Francis Bartow (perf.)
Edison Male Quartette (perf.)
Alma Gluck (perf.)
William F. Hooley (perf.)
George Howard (perf.)
Jack Jackson (perf.)
Original King's Jesters (perf.)
Silas F. Leachman (perf.)
Harry MacDonough (perf.)
Manning's Minstrels (perf.)
Ray McDermott (perf.)
Metropolitan Quartet (perf.)
Lambert Murphy (perf.)
Vess L. Ossman (perf.)
Peerless Quartette (perf.)
Charlie Powers (perf.)
Riley Puckett (perf.)
John Ravencroft (perf.)
Oscar Seagle (perf.)
Len Spencer (perf.)
Reinald Werrenrath (perf.)
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Mollie Darling (w&m) 1871 Frank Coombs (perf.)
Michel Gusikoff (perf.)
Charles Hart (perf.)
Haydn Quartet (perf.)
William F. Hooley (perf.)
Lambert Murphy (perf.)
Will Oakland (perf.)
Reinald Werrenrath (perf.)
Evan Williams (perf.)
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Papa Stay Home, I'm Motherless Now 1872
Take This Letter to My Mother (w&m) 1872 Will Oakland (perf.)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif cylinder15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Dinna Forget Yer Mither, Sandie Scotch Ballad 1873
Nobody's Darling on Earth (w&m) 1873 Kelly Harrell (perf.)
Wade Mainer (perf.)
Zeke Morris (perf.)
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Why Don't You Come Home? (w&m) 1873  Pub. pdf15.gif
Jimmie Brown (w&m) 1875  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Sing, Darkies, Sing! 1875
Early in De Mornin' 1877  Pub.
I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers 1877 Will Oakland (perf.)
Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)
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Roll Out! Heave Dat Cotton (w&m) 1877 Harry C. Browne (perf.)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
How Much Does the Baby Weigh? 1880
De Cabin in De Lane 1889
Cleveland Is the Man! 1892
Don't You Wake the Baby 1894
Keep in De Middle Ob De Road (w&m) 1911 John H. Bieling (perf.)
Harry C. Browne (perf.)
Walter Van Brunt (perf.)
William F. Hooley (perf.)
Billy Murray (perf.)
Steve Porter (perf.)
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De Little Old Log Cabin in the Woods 1912 Bentley Ball (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Angels Meet Me at the Crossroads (w&m) 1916 Harry C. Browne (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Susan Jane (w&m) 1926 Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.)
Earle Tuckerman (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Curtains of Night, The (w&m) 1928 Claude Grant (perf.)   record15.gif
Tell Me That You Love Me (w&m) 1932 A.P. Carter (co-author)
Carter Family (perf.)
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I'm Old and Feeble (w&m) 1934 Fiddlin' John Carson (perf.)
Rosa Lee Carson (perf.)
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Annie Lee ?  wvicon.gif
Blue Eyed Bonnie Bell ?  Pub.
Canary Bird ?  Pub.
Dear Ones at Home ?  Pub.
Let Us Have Peace ?  Pub.
Lone Grave by the Sea ?  Pub.
Nigger Will Be Nigger ?  Pub.
Ray of Love Polka ?  Pub.
Un Rayon D'amour ?  Pub.
Union Forever, The ?  Pub.
Will You Remember Me ?  Pub.