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 351-375 of 803 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-72353	10-in.	Feb. 1924	Nobody loves me but my mother	Clarence Williams Orchestra ; Lawrence Lomax	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72354	10-in.	Feb. 1924	She'll be there, mother mine	Clarence Williams Orchestra ; Lawrence Lomax	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72478	10-in.	Apr. 1924	Mississippi blues	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72479	10-in.	Apr. 1924	I never knew what the blues were (Until you went away)	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist
OKeh	S-72480	10-in.	Apr. 1924	San Francisco blues	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72486	10-in.	Apr. 1924	Everybody's blues	Irene Scruggs ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
OKeh	S-72487	10-in.	Apr. 1924	Why he left me, I don't know	Irene Scruggs ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72497	10-in.	May 1924	Cruel papa but a good man to have around	Irene Scruggs ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-72498	10-in.	May 1924	My daddy's calling me	Irene Scruggs ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
OKeh	S-72514	10-in.	May 1924	You don't know my mind blues	Jamaica Jazzers	Jazz/dance quartet	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo
OKeh	S-72515	10-in.	May 1924	West Indies blues	Jamaica Jazzers	Jazz/dance quartet	composer, instrumentalist, kazoo
OKeh	S-72525	10-in.	May 1924	Michigan water blues	George McClennon Jazz Devils	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-72531	10-in.	May 1924	When you're tired of me (Just let me know)	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	leader, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72532	10-in.	May 1924	Ghost of the blues	Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	leader, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72567	10-in.	May 1924	Mama's gone, goodbye	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72568	10-in.	May 1924	Caldonia blues	Sippie Wallace ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72569	10-in.	May 1924	Underworld blues	Sippie Wallace ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72570	10-in.	May 1924	Leaving me, daddy, is hard to do	Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72573	10-in.	May 1924	When my man shimmies	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72574	10-in.	May 1924	A married man's a fool	Jody Edwards ; Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72579	10-in.	May 1924	Can anybody take sweet mama's place?	Sippie Wallace ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
OKeh	S-72580	10-in.	May 1924	Stranger's blues	Sippie Wallace ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
OKeh	S-72581	10-in.	May 1924	Get yourself a monkey man, make him strut his stuff	Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72586	10-in.	5/29/1924	If I don't find my brown I won't be back at all	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with guitar (take A); with piano (take B)	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-72587	10-in.	5/29/1924	He's never gonna throw me down	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 351-375 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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