Ethel Waters  (1896-1977)
Last updated: 10.01.25
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Websites:
url15.gif Ethel Waters Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Ethel Waters List of 121 historic recordings from 1923 to 1947.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Historic Records      
recordmp3.gif Down South Blues (1923) E. Waters Virginians Victor: B-28592
record15.gif Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W140790
record15.gif I Ain't Gonna Marry, Ain't Gonna Settle Down (1924) E. Waters Viola McCoy Brunswick: 12689-12691
record15.gif Maybe Not at All (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141209
record15.gif Satisfyin' Papa (1926) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141706
record15.gif Second Handed Man (1929) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W148670
recordmp3.gif Stop Myself From Worrying Over You (1939) E. Waters E. Waters Victor: BS-041555
record15.gif Tell 'em About Me (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141208
record15.gif You'll Want Me Back (1926) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141709
  as Performer      
recordmp3.gif Am I Blue? (1929) H. Akst E. Waters Columbia: W148532
recordmp3.gif Birmingham Bertha (1929) H. Akst E. Waters Columbia: W148531
recordmp3.gif What Goes Up Must Come Down (1939) R. Bloom E. Waters Victor: BS-035357
recordmp3.gif Bread and Gravy (1939) H. Carmichael E. Waters Victor: BS-041552
recordmp3.gif Georgia on My Mind (1939) H. Carmichael E. Waters Victor: BS-041554
recordmp3.gif Old Man Harlem (1939) H. Carmichael E. Waters Victor: BS-041556
recordmp3.gif Down Home Blues, The (1925) T. Delaney E. Waters Columbia: W140792
record15.gif Too Bad Jim (1925) E. Dowell E. Waters Columbia: W140598
recordmp3.gif Sympathetic Dan (1925) L. Flatow E. Waters Columbia: W140791
recordmp3.gif Down in My Soul (1939) P. Grainger E. Waters Victor: BS-041553
record15.gif Big Ben (1927) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W144404
record15.gif Do What You Did Last Night (1928) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W146874
record15.gif Guess Who's in Town (1928) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W146872
record15.gif Lonesome Swallow (1928) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W146871
record15.gif My Baby Sure Knows How to Love (1928) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W146884
record15.gif My Special Friend Is Back in Town (1926) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W142651
record15.gif  We Don't Need Each Other Any More (1926) J.C. Johnson E. Waters Columbia: W142650
recordmp3.gif Lonesome Walls (1939) J. Kern E. Waters Victor: BS-035355
recordmp3.gif Push Out (1939) A. Lovejoy E. Waters Victor: BS-041557
recordmp3.gif Y' Had It Comin' to You (1939) B. Oakland E. Waters Victor: BS-035358
recordmp3.gif Sweet Man (1925) M. Pinkard E. Waters Columbia: W141163
record15.gif Satisfyin' Papa (1926) N. Reed E. Waters Columbia: W141706
record15.gif You'll Want Me Back (1926) N. Reed E. Waters Columbia: W141709
recordmp3.gif Frankie and Johnnie (1938) Unknown E. Waters Victor: BS-028388
recordmp3.gif You're Mine (1938) Unknown E. Waters Victor: BS-028387
recordmp3.gif Jeepers Creepers (1938) H. Warren E. Waters Victor: BS-028390
record15.gif Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W140790
record15.gif Maybe Not at All (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141209
record15.gif Satisfyin' Papa (1926) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141706
record15.gif Second Handed Man (1929) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W148670
recordmp3.gif Stop Myself From Worrying Over You (1939) E. Waters E. Waters Victor: BS-041555
record15.gif Tell 'em About Me (1925) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141208
record15.gif You'll Want Me Back (1926) E. Waters E. Waters Columbia: W141709
recordmp3.gif  If You Ever Change Your Mind (1939) G. Watts E. Waters Victor: BS-035356
recordmp3.gif They Say (1938) S. Weiss E. Waters Victor: BS-028389
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
  As performer        
pdf15.gif Am I Blue? (1929) H. Akst (music)
G. Clarke (words)
E. Waters (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Do What You Wanna Do (1940) V. Duke (music)
John Latouche (words)
E. Waters (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Honey in the Honeycomb (1940) V. Duke (music)
John Latouche (words)
E. Waters (perf.)
Eddie Anderson (perf.)
Lena Horne (perf.)
L. Armstrong (perf.)
Rex Ingram (perf.)
D. Ellington (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Ferry-Boat Serenade (1940) E. Lazzaro (music)
Harold Adamson (words)
E. Cantor (perf.)
D. Ellington (perf.)
E. Waters (perf.)
Kay Kyser (perf.)
Glen Miller (perf.)
Dick Jurgens (perf.)
Frankie Masters (perf.)
Kate Smith (perf.)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Deanna Durbin (perf.)
T. Dorsey (perf.)
B. Goodman (perf.)
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The peformer is featured on 47 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Am I Blue? (1929) Harry Akst Grant Clarke (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Birmingham Bertha (1929) Harry Akst Grant Clarke (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Stormy Weather (1933) Harry Arlen Ted Koehler (words)
Duke Ellington (perf.)
George Dewey Washington (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (1942) Harry Arlen E. Y. Harburg (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg What Goes Up Must Come Down (1939) Rube Bloom Ted Koehler (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg After All These Years (?) Shelton Brooks Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Georgia on My Mind (1930) Hoagy Carmichael Stuart Gorrell (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Bread and Gravy (1939) Hoagy Carmichael Hoagy Carmichael (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Old Man Harlem (1939) Hoagy Carmichael Rudy Vallée (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Down Home Blues (1925), The Tom Delaney Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Too Bad Jim (1925) Edgar Dowell Andy Razaf (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Cabin in the Sky (1940) Vernon Duke John Latouche (words)
Todd Duncan (perf.)
Katherine Dunham (perf.)
Rex Ingram (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
Dooley Wilson (perf.)
perf15.jpg Do What You Wanna Do (1940) Vernon Duke John Latouche (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Love Me Tomorrow (1940) Vernon Duke John La Touche (words)
Katherine Dunham and her Dancers (perf.)
Todd Duncan (perf.)
Rex Ingram (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
Dooley Wilson (perf.)
perf15.jpg Taking a Chance on Love (1940) Vernon Duke John Latouche (words)
Ted Fetter (words)
Katherine Dunham and her Dancers (perf.)
Todd Duncan (perf.)
Rex Ingram (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
Dooley Wilson (perf.)
perf15.jpg Honey in the Honeycomb (1940) Vernon Duke John Latouche (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Sympathetic Dan (1925) Leon Flatow(w&m) Henry Creamer (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Down in My Soul (1939) Porter Grainger(w&m) Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg We Don't Need Each Other Any More (1926) J.C. Johnson Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg My Special Friend Is Back in Town (1926) J.C. Johnson Andy Razaf (words)
Bob Schafer (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Big Ben (1927) J.C. Johnson(w&m) Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Guess Who's in Town (1928) J.C. Johnson Andy Razaf (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Lonesome Swallow (1928) J.C. Johnson Andy Razaf (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Do What You Did Last Night (1928) J.C. Johnson Andy Razaf (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg My Baby Sure Knows How to Love (1928) J.C. Johnson(w&m) Andy Razaf (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Lonesome Walls (1939) Jerome Kern DuBose Heyward (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Ferry-Boat Serenade (1940) Eldo Di Lazzaro Harold Adamson (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Push Out (1939) Alex Lovejoy(w&m) Nat Reed (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Y' Had It Comin' to You (1939) Ben Oakland Sammy Lerner (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Sweet Man (1925) Maceo Pinkard Roy Turk (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Here Comes the Showboat (1927) Maceo Pinkard Billy Rose (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
perf15.jpg Satisfyin' Papa (1926) N. E. Reed(w&m) Ethel Waters (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  You'll Want Me Back (1926) N. E. Reed(w&m) Ethel Waters (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Love Is a Dancing Thing (1935) Arthur Schwartz Howard Dietz (words)
Beatrice Lillie (perf.)
Eleanor Powell (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
Herb Williams (perf.)
perf15.jpg Don't Let This Waltz Mean Good-Bye (1934) Albert von Tilzer Jack Meskill (words)
Gus Arnheim (perf.)
Gene Austin (perf.)
Phil Baker (perf.)
Downey Sisters (perf.)
Ruth Etting (perf.)
June Knight (perf.)
Edmund Lowe (perf.)
Miller & Harling Walker (perf.)
Victor Moore (perf.)
Wini Shaw (perf.)
Gloria Stuart (perf.)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
Alice White (perf.)
perf15.jpg You're Mine (1938) Unknown(w&m) Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Frankie and Johnnie (1938) Unknown(w&m) Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Jeepers Creepers (1938) Harry Warren Johnny Mercer (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  If You Ever Change Your Mind (1939) Grady Watts Maurice Sigler (words)
Bud Green (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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perf15.jpg They Say (1938) Stephen Weiss Paul Mann (co-author)
Edward Heyman (words)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 9 works by Ethel Waters (1896-1977). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Down South Blues (w&m) 1923 Alberta Hunter (co-author)
Fletcher Henderson (co-author)
Virginians (perf.)
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I Ain't Gonna Marry, Ain't Gonna Settle Down 1924 Fletcher Henderson (co-author)
Viola McCoy (perf.)
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Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (w&m) 1925 Sidney Easton (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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Maybe Not at All 1925 Sidney Easton (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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Tell 'em About Me 1925 Sidney Easton (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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Satisfyin' Papa 1926 N. E. Reed (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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You'll Want Me Back 1926 N. E. Reed (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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Second Handed Man 1929 Sidney Easton (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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Stop Myself From Worrying Over You 1939 Reginald Beane (co-author)
Ethel Waters (perf.)
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     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg H. Akst Am I Blue? (4:09) E. Waters
youtube15.jpg H. Arlen Stormy Weather (3:06) E. Waters