Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-071198 | 10-in. | 10/22/1941 | Uncle Sammy here I am | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-071199 | 10-in. | 10/22/1941 | Thriller blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71499 | 12-in. | May 1923 | Farewell blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71500 | 12-in. | May 1923 | Gulf Coast blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71538 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Barefoot blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71539 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Do it a long time, Papa | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71706 | 10-in. | 7/30/1923 | Wild cat blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71707 | 10-in. | 7/30/1923 | Kansas City man blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71711 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Blind man blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71712 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Atlanta blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71747 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Oh! Daddy blues | Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71748 | 10-in. | August 1923 | I've got the Yes! We have no banana blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71797 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Achin' hearted blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71803 | 10-in. | September 1923 | Original Charleston strut | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71804 | 10-in. | September 1923 | If you don't, I know who will | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71928 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Tain't nobody's business if I do | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71929 | 10-in. | October 1923 | New Orleans hop scop blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71930 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Oh daddy! blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71972 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | If I let you get away with it once, you'll do it all of the time | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-71973 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | E flat blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72040 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Shreveport blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72041 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Old fashioned love | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72059 | 10-in. | November 1923 | House rent blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72060 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Mean blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72857 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | Things done got too thick | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72858 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | Eagle Rock me, papa | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72914 | 10-in. | 10/17/1924 | Texas moaner blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72915 | 10-in. | 10/17/1924 | Early in the morning | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72916 | 10-in. | 10/17/1924 | You've got the right key, but the wrong keyhole | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72958 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | Of all the wrongs you done to me | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72959 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72996 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Papa, Mama's all alone blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-72997 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Changeable daddy of mine | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73007 | 10-in. | 11/28/1924 | Baby, I can't use you no more | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73008 | 10-in. | 11/28/1924 | Trouble everywhere I roam | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73081 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | Who'll chop your suey (When I'm gone) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73082 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | Done made a fool out of me | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73083 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | Cake walking babies from home | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73084 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | Pickin' on your baby | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73204 | 10-in. | 3/4/1925 | Cast away | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73205 | 10-in. | 3/4/1925 | Papa de-da-da | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73276 | 10-in. | Dec. 1924 | Just a cotton picker's blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | S-73279 | 10-in. | Dec. 1924 | Temptation blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73686 | 10-in. | 10/6/1925 | Just wait 'til you see my baby do the Charleston | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance sextet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73687 | 10-in. | 10/6/1925 | Living high (Sometimes) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance sextet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73694 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | Coal cart blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Instrumental sextet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73695 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | Santa Claus blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Instrumental sextet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73738 | 10-in. | 10/26/1925 | Squeeze me | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Instrumental sextet, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73739 | 10-in. | 10/26/1925 | You can't shush Katie (The gabbiest girl in town) | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with instrumental sextet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73773 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | I'm gonna hoodoo you | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73774 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | Your going ain't giving me the blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73775 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | What more can a monkey woman do | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73837 | 10-in. | 12/15/1925 | Shake that thing | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73838 | 10-in. | 12/15/1925 | Get it fixed | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73957 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I've found a new baby | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73958 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I've found a new baby | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73959 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Pile of logs and stone (Called home) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74066 | 10-in. | 3/24/1926 | What's the matter now? | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74067 | 10-in. | 3/24/1926 | I want every bit of it—I don't like it second hand | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74072 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | Brother Ben | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74073 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | The prisoner's blues | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74074 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | Careless man blues | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74075 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | How could I be blue | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74243 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74244 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | (There's a Blue Ridge in my heart) Virginia | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74452 | 12/21/1926 | Zulu blues | Esther Bigeou | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | ||
| OKeh | 74453 | 12/21/1926 | Midnight stomp | Esther Bigeou | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | ||
| OKeh | W80251 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | I want somebody to tell my troubles to | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80252 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | If I could be with you (One hour tonight) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80258 | 10-in. | 12/21/1926 | Midnight stomp | Esther Bigeou | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80259 | 10-in. | 12/21/1926 | Zulu blues | Esther Bigeou | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80412 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | I wish you would (Love me like I'm loving you) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80413 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | If I could be with you | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80712 | 10-in. | 4/9/1927 | Cushion foot stomp | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80713 | 10-in. | 4/9/1927 | Take your black bottom outside | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80728 | 10-in. | 4/14/1927 | Black snake blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80729 | 10-in. | 4/14/1927 | Old folks shuffle | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80739 | 10-in. | 4/16/1927 | Smile your bluesies away | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80740 | 10-in. | 4/16/1927 | Red hot Flo (From Ko-ko-mo) | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W401114 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | My handy man | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W401115 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | Organ grinder blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E4857-E4859 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Take your black bottom dance outside | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | E4860-E4862 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Baltimore | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clarence Williams’ Blue Five," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103522.
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103522.
"Clarence Williams’ Blue Five." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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