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Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series,...
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Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings
Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) is the fifth album by Bill Cosby.
This was Cosby's first album that was recorded in the studio, as well as his first album that showcased his singing, backed by the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The album...
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- Sep 1967
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Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band!
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) is the ninth album by Bill Cosby. This was his second studio album to feature his singing.
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- 1968
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Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) is a musical comedy album by Bill Cosby.
For nine years, Cosby released at least an album a year since 1964. After a three-year hiatus, this was his first comedy album since 1973's Fat Albert, and he...
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- Jun 1976
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20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby
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- May 22, 2001
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- 54 min 41 s
Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow Right!
Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow...Right! is the debut album release by Bill Cosby. It was recorded live at the famous The Bitter End club in New York City's Greenwich Village during early 1963.
The album was a hit upon release, though merely a...
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- 1963
Wonderfulness
Wonderfulness (1966) is the fourth album of stand up comedy performances by Bill Cosby. The title comes from a catch phrase used in Cosby's television series, I Spy.
This was the first of several Cosby albums to be recorded live at Harrah's, Lake...
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- May 1966
I Started Out as a Child
I Started Out as a Child (1964) is Bill Cosby's second album. It is the first Cosby album that features his childhood memories in his comic routines, but many of the tracks are still observational humor.
It won the Grammy Award in 1965 for Best...
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- Nov 1964
Why Is There Air?
Why Is There Air? (1965) is Bill Cosby's third album. It was recorded at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It won the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
The track "Hofstra" is actually an expanded re-telling of the track released on I...
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- 1965
Revenge
Revenge (1967) is the sixth album by comedian Bill Cosby. It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Warner Bros. Records.
Unlike earlier albums such as I Started Out as a Child, which contained skits around TV shows such as the Lone...
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- Jan 1967
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With is the seventh album by Bill Cosby. It was recorded in 1968 in the Cleveland Public Auditorium, and released later that year, on a 12" vinyl record.
The day of the recording, Cleveland experienced a severe...
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- Apr 1968
200 M.P.H.
200 M.P.H. (1968) is the eighth album by Bill Cosby. It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada by Warner Bros. Records.
In 1967, Bill Cosby bought a Shelby Cobra Super Snake CSX 3303 from his friend, company founder Carroll Shelby. The...
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- Oct 1968
8:15 12:15
8:15 12:15 (1969) is the eleventh album by Bill Cosby. It was his first double-disc album. It was also his first record not produced strictly under the Warner Bros. Records label, but Tetragrammaton Records (which was co-owned by Cosby at the time)...
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- Jul 1969
It's True! It's True!
It's True! It's True! (1969) is the tenth album by Bill Cosby. It was his last for Warner Bros. Records.
It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Due to a musician's strike, Cosby got extra stage time at Harrah's, much of which was...
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- 1969
Live: Madison Square Garden Center
Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) is the fourteenth album by Bill Cosby.
The entire album was ad-libbed on stage at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
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- Sep 1970
When I Was a Kid
When I Was a Kid (1971) is an album by Bill Cosby. The cover is an early appearance of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
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- Mar 1971
For Adults Only
For Adults Only (1971) is an album by Bill Cosby. The title "For Adults Only" was also used for a 1959 Pearl Bailey LP (Roulette R-25016).
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- Dec 1971
Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band
Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1971) is an album by Bill Cosby.
It is not a comedy album, but actually an instrumental jazz-funk album in which Cosby plays electric piano. (It is his third musical album release). The...
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- 1971
Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) is an album by Bill Cosby. Unlike most of his recordings, this is not a full-fledged comedy album, but rather a record intended for children to school them on the dangers of drugs through songs and...
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- 1971
Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby
Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) is an album by Bill Cosby.
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- Sep 1972
Fat Albert
Fat Albert (1973) is an album by Bill Cosby.
After six years of recalling memories of his childhood friend "Fat Albert" Robertson in his stand-up routines, this would be the final album in which Fat Albert is mentioned.
Two tracks on the album were...
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- Jun 1973
Disco Bill
Disco Bill (1977) is an album by Bill Cosby.
After four musical comedy/parody albums, this would be the last Cosby would do. Like Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days, Cosby stated he improvised much of the material on the album.
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- Sep 1977
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My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do?
My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? is an album by Bill Cosby, originally released on vinyl in 1977. It was re-released on CD as the first disc of The Bill Cosby Collection, the second disc being Bill Cosby's follow up comedy...
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- 1977
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The Best of Bill Cosby
The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) is the twelfth album by Bill Cosby.
It is his first compilation album containing favorites from his tenure with Warner Bros. Records, which had just been completed earlier that year.
The album's original LP release...
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- Sep 1969
More of the Best of Bill Cosby
More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) is the thirteenth album by Bill Cosby.
It is his second compilation album containing favorites from his tenure with Warner Bros. Records, which had just been completed earlier that year.
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- Mar 1970
Bill's Best Friend
Bill's Best Friend is an album by Bill Cosby. Much of the material was recycled in the film and accompanying album Himself.
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- Feb 1978
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Bill Cosby: Himself
Himself is an album by Bill Cosby.
The album contains highlights from the stand-up comedy film of the same name.
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- Dec 1982
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Those of You With or Without Children, You'll Understand
Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand is a 1986 album by Bill Cosby. It was his first of two for Geffen Records and the first album to be produced by his wife.
Recorded at The Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, and The Riverfront...
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- Jun 1986
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My Appreciation
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Sports
Sports is an album released by Bill Cosby in October of 1969. It won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 1970 Grammy Awards. It was recorded live at Whisky a Go Go.
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- 1970
The Original Jam Sessions 1969
The Original Jam Sessions 1969 is a 2004 released album by Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby recorded as backing music for the The Bill Cosby Show in 1969.
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- Jun 22, 2004
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State of Emergency
Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency is an album by Bill Cosby that is being released October 20 2009 on iTunes and in-stores November 24, 2009.
“State of Emergency” was produced by Cosby's longtime musical colleague, William ...
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- Oct 2008
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Bill
Bill (1973) is a compilation album of previously released material by Bill Cosby.
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- 1973
I Started Out as a Child
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Revenge
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Why Is There Air?
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