Bert Williams

About the artist

Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was the pre-eminent African American entertainer of his era. Williams was born Egbert Austin Williams on the island of The Bahamas, then part of the British West Indies. In 1888 his family moved to Los Angeles, California. He began his entertainment career in 1892 in San Francisco. Bert Williams became one of Vaudeville's top artists, both as a solo performer and as part of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker" with partner George Walker.

Top songs

1. Nobody
2. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine
3. Play That Barber Shop Chord
4. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
5. Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar
6. Brother Low Down
7. You Can't Get Away from It
8. Unlucky Blues
9. The Moon Shines on the Moonshine
10. It's Nobody's Business But My Own

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