Clarence Williams

Clarence Williams (October 8, 1898 or October 6, 1893 – November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher.

Birth and Death Data: Born Acadiana, Died November 6, 1965 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer, songwriter, lyricist, jug, baritone saxophone, speaker, director, organ, kazoo, arranger, percussion

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 803 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-71984	10-in.	11/1/1923	I'm cert'ny gonna see 'bout that	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet,with piano	vocalist
OKeh	S-71985	10-in.	11/1/1923	Squabbling blues	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, composer
OKeh	S-71998	10-in.	11/2/1923	Roamin' blues	Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver	Female vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
OKeh	S-71999	10-in.	11/2/1923	Good-bye blues	Sara Martin ; Sylvester Weaver	Female vocal solo, with guitar	composer
OKeh	S-72028	10-in.	November 1923	Old fashioned love	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72029	10-in.	November 1923	Open your heart	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72040	10-in.	November 1923	Shreveport blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72041	10-in.	November 1923	Old fashioned love	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72059	10-in.	November 1923	House rent blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72060	10-in.	November 1923	Mean blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72063	10-in.	11/15/1923	Don’t agitate me blues	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72064	10-in.	11/15/1923	Happy shout	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72101	10-in.	November 1923	House rent stomp	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72102	10-in.	November 1923	Shreveport blues	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72130	Not documented	Dec. 1923	[Unknown title(s)]	Esther Bigeou ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72173	10-in.	Dec. 1923	Panama Limited blues	Esther Bigeou	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72174	10-in.	Dec. 1923	You ain't treatin' me right	Esther Bigeou	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-72175	10-in.	12/14/1923	West Indies blues	Esther Bigeou ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-72232	10-in.	Jan. 1924	You can have it (I don't want it)	Sam Gray ; Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-72233	10-in.	Jan. 1924	Just take one long last lingering look	Sam Gray ; Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72265	10-in.	Jan. 1924	Jail house blues	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
OKeh	S-72299	10-in.	Jan. 1924	Bring it on home blues	Dora Carr ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72300	10-in.	Jan. 1924	You might pizen me	Dora Carr ; Cow Cow Davenport ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72345	10-in.	Feb. 1924	Jazz crazy	Charles Tyus ; Effie Tyus ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72346	10-in.	Feb. 1924	Omaha blues	Charles Tyus ; Effie Tyus ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 326-350 of 803 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Clarence," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

Williams, Clarence. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

"Williams, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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