| "Steamboat Bill" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Leighton Brothers | |
| Recorded | 1911 |
| Genre | Ragtime |
| Length | 4:15 |
| Label | U.S. Everlasting Records |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Audio | |
"Steamboat Bill", performed by Arthur Collins (1911) | |
"Steamboat Bill" is a 1910 song with music by the vaudeville group The Leighton Brothers and lyrics by Ren Shields. It became one of the first hit recordings in the United States through its 1911 recording by Arthur Collins,[1] mostly known for the music in Disney's Steamboat Willie, the first released Mickey Mouse sound cartoon. Steamboat Bill also appeared in the 1928 Buster Keaton film Steamboat Bill, Jr.
- ^ "Steamboat Bill". Duke Digital Collections.