Billy Murray (25 May 1877 - 17 August 1954) was one of the most popular sin… Read Full Bio ↴Billy Murray (25 May 1877 - 17 August 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. While he received star billings on Vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording studio, making records for almost every record label of the era. He was probably the best selling recording artist of the first quarter of the 20th century.

He was born as William Thomas Murray in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of immigrants from Ireland. He became fascinated with the theater and joined a traveling vaudeville troupe in 1893. He also performed in minstrel shows early in his career. He made his first recordings for a local phonograph cylinder company in San Francisco, California in 1897. He started recording regularly in the New York City and New Jersey area in 1903, when the nation's major record companies as well as the Tin Pan Alley music industry were concentrated there.

In 1906 he waxed the first of his popular duets with Ada Jones. He also performed with Aileen Stanley, the Haydn Quartet, the Premier Quartet, and the American Quartet (the latter two actually being the same group), in addition to his solo work.

He had a strong tenor voice with excellent enunciation and a more conversational delivery than common with bel canto singers of the era. On comic songs he often deliberately sang slightly flat, which he felt helped the comic effect.

While he often performed romantic numbers and ballads which sold well at the time, his comedy and novelty song recordings continue to be popular with later generations of record collectors.

Murray's popularity faded with changes in public taste and recording technology; the rise of the electric microphone in the mid 1920s coincided with the rise of the crooners. His "hammering" style, as he called it, essentially yelling the song into the recording horn, did not work in the electronic era, and it took him some time to learn how to soften his voice. While he continued to work, his singing style was considered "dated" and less in demand. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he also did voices for animated cartoons, especially the "follow the bouncing ball" type which incorporated songs from his salad days. He also did radio work.

Murray made his last recordings in 1943 and retired to Freeport, Long Island, New York in 1944. He died in nearby Jones Beach.

Piano Man
Billy Murray Lyrics

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Billy Joel (Karaoke) It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles …
Billy Joel - K2HD It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
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Billy Joel Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Billy Joel(빌리 조엘) It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles …
Billy Joel/Musicfire.in It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…

Brandy Mr. Piano Man Play a song for us (Mr. Piano Man) Play…
C-M Carlsson It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Colton Dixon It's nine o' clock on a Saturday the regular crowd…
Elton John Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles …
Elton John and Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
G Unit Feat. Young Buck I'ma work of art A ghetto version of Mozart, yeah I move…
Geresti It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles …
Ghostland Observatory Got a man that holds you tight Got a man that…
glee cast It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The Regular crowd …
Jonas Dunkel Kids nowadays don't understand house music You need a bass …
KITCHEN - Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
La Toya Jackson I see your fingers flying up and down Skillfully you play…
LIVING ROOM - Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Mamamoo [Hwasa] I’m ready for some action Are you ready for perfecti…
MAMAMOO (마마무) I'm ready for some action Are you ready for perfection Hey p…
Mr.Children Kudaranu terebi tsukeppanashi de Akegata chikaku ni omoitsui…
Ofln - Billy Joel It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Paddy Goes to Holyhead It′s 9 o′clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles…
Pat McGee Band Well it's nine o'clock on a saturday, The regular crowd shu…
Pierangelo Bertoli Le nove di sera di un sabato, già la solita…
Sandy Beach Surf Coaster It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Shadyville DJs G-Unit I'ma work of art A ghetto version of Mozart, yeah I move…
Shit Creek Boys It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Small Town Titans It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles…
Sowelu It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Teddy Redell Hell, quit my job down at the car wash Wrote my…
The Billy's It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
The Hit Crew Ah the blues The ball and chain that is 'round every…
the shit creek boys It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Various Artists Ye Nimbooda Ay Nimbooda Ho Ho Oo Ho... Dhinak Dhinak Dhinak …
Ween It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…
Ween Feat. The Shit Creek Boys It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles …
ミスチル　Mr.Children くだらぬテレビ点けっ放しで明け方近くに思いついたのは「やめちゃおうかどうか」で誰にも望まれてない気がする生き甲斐…
마마무 I'm ready for some action Are you ready for perfection Hey p…
황린 It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles i…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Billy Murray:

Alexander's ragtime band Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, Better hurry and let's meander. …
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Place, park, scene, dark Silvery moon is shining through the…
Come Josephine in My Flying Machine Oh! Say! Let us fly, dear Where, kid? To the sky,…
Don't Bring Lulu Your presence is requested, wrote little Johnny White, But w…
Grand Old Rag There's a feeling comes a-stealing, And it sets my brain…
I Love A Piano As a child I went wild When a band played How I ran To…
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now? You have loved lots of girls in the sweet long…
I'Ll See You In C VERSE ONE: Not So Far From Here There's a very lively atmosp…
I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover I'm looking over a four-leaf clover I overlooked before On…
I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover I'm looking over a four leaf clover That I overlooked before…
In My Merry Oldsmobile Young Johnny Steele has an Oldsmobile He loves his dear litt…
I`ll See You In C-U-B-A VERSE ONE: Not So Far From Here There's a very lively atmosp…
K-K-K-Katy (Stammering Song) Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold, Katy was a maid…
Oh You Beautiful Doll Honey dear, want you near, Just turn out the lights and…
Pretty Baby You ask me why I'm always teasing you. You hate to…
Stumbling 'Tention folks, speak of jokes This is one on me Took my…
That Old Gang of Mine I've got a longing way down in my heart For that…
The Cubanola Glide Way down in Cuba where skies are clear Where it is…
The Further It Is From Tipperary The tommies in the trenches seem to have one favorite…
The Grand Old Rag There's a feeling comes a-stealing, And it sets my brain a-…
The Yankee Doodle Boy I'm the kid that's all the candy, I'm a Yankee Doodle…
They Were All Out of Step But Jim Jimmy's mother went to see her son Marching along on parade …

You're A Grand Old Flag You're a grand old flag, You're a high flying flag And forev…

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