Jean Loves All The Jockeys

Fred Godfrey & Billy Williams — London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1913.

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Billy Williams and Fred Godfrey both loved putting a bob or two on the gee gees, and the chorus of this paean to one of their favourite hobbies reels off the names of the famous jockeys of the day: Frankie Wooten, Danny Maher, Elijah Wheatley, Charlie Trigg, Stephen Donohue, Charlie Foy, Jackie Clarke — do racing fans still remember these great sportsmen?

Recordings

Billy Williams recorded five versions of this song: 25 March 1913 for Zonophone, ca. March-April 1913 for Favorite (and Columbia), ca. June 1913 for Homophon, ca. June 1913 for Pathé, and ca. October 1913 for Edison Blue Amberol. Reissues appeared on several other labels.¹

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Note

1  For comprehensive discographies of recordings by Billy Williams, see Brian Rust,
     British Music Hall on Record (Harrow, UK: Gramophone, 1979); and Frank
     Andrews and Ernie Bayly, Billy Williams’ Records: A Study in Discography
     (Bournemouth, UK: Talking Machine Review, 1982). For a collection of recordings of
     all the Billy Williams songs, see J.P. Myerscough, Billy Williams: All the Songs
     [8-CD set and accompanying notes] (Lowestoft, UK: Music Hall Masters, 2001).