Grant Clarke
Grant Clarke (May 14, 1891, Akron, Ohio – May 16, 1931, California) was an American songwriter. Clarke moved to New York City early in his career, where he worked as an actor and a staff writer for comedians. He began working on Tin Pan Alley, where he contributed music to films such as The Jazz Singer (1927), Weary River (1928), On with the Show (1929) and Is Everybody Happy? (1929). He wrote the lyrics to the show Dixie to Broadway, and also contributed to the 1921 Ziegfeld Follies and Bombo. Later in his career he became a charter member of ASCAP and was successful in the music publishing business. Clarke was the author of the lyrics to many popular songs of the 1910s and 1920s, working with composers such as George W. Meyer, Harry Akst, James V. Monaco, Al Piantadosi, Fred Fisher, Harry Warren, Arthur Johnston, James Hanley, Lewis F. Muir and Milton Ager. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 14, 1891 (Akron), Died May 16, 1931 (California)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 304 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W152018 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | So this is Venice | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 75321 | 12-in. | approximately 1916 | You're a dog-gone dangerous girl | Ella Shields | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | C2143 | 10-in. | 2/28/1938 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 30459 | 10-in. | 5/09/1941 | Am I blue? | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 209 | 10-in. | ca. June 1918 | I hate to lose you | Elaine Gordon | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 298 | 10-in. | ca. Aug. 1918 | Everything is peaches down in Georgia | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 334 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | You'll find old Dixieland in France | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 824 | 10-in. | ca. June 1919 | McCarthy, he's a Frenchman now | Fanny Watson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7113 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1919-Jan. 1920 | Just for me and Mary ('Twas a beautiful wedding day) | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7446 | 10-in. | May 1920 | I love the land of Old Black Joe | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7525 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | My little bimbo down on the Bamboo Isle | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70160 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | Second hand Rose | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70505 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Blue bird, where are you? | Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70557 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Oogie-oogie-wa-wa | Elsie Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70605 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Maybe you think you're fooling baby | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70804 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Oh! Is she dumb | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70914 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | He loves it | Elsie Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72363 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | So this is Venice! | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73026 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | Mandy, make up your mind | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73027 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | I'm a little blackbird looking for a bluebird | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81158 | 10-in. | 7/9/1927 | I want to be there | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W82000 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Ballin' the jack | Chicago Footwarmers | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W401480 | 10-in. | 12/22/1928 | Avalon town | Charles W. Hamp | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401585 | 10-in. | 1/2/1929 | Weary river | Smith Ballew ; New Yorkers ; Joe Venuti | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402228 | 10-in. | 1/10/1929 | Avalon Town | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clarke, Grant," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.
Clarke, Grant. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.
"Clarke, Grant." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Clarke, Grant - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81046661
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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5116122
MusicBrainz: Grant Clarke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5b8ed30-8bd6-4264-96d3-f7e9c246b3cf
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