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 October 8, 1893 (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 426-450 of 711 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-73014	10-in.	12/2/1924	I'm so glad I'm brownskin	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader
OKeh	S-73015	10-in.	12/2/1924	Off and on blues	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	leader, composer, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73018	10-in.	12/3/1924	He's the cause of me being blue	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, leader
OKeh	S-73019	10-in.	12/3/1924	Let my man alone blues	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano	instrumentalist, piano, leader
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	leader, instrumentalist, piano
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	leader
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	leader, instrumentalist, piano
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	leader, instrumentalist, piano
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	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, piano
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	leader, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73113	10-in.	1/18/1925	I'm funny 'bout my cookin' blues	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Charles Tyus ; Effie Tyus	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	leader
OKeh	S-73114	10-in.	1/18/1925	Cuddle up close, it's winter	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Charles Tyus ; Effie Tyus	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	leader
OKeh	S-73204	10-in.	3/4/1925	Cast away	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, piano
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	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73276	10-in.	Dec. 1924	Just a cotton picker's blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
OKeh	S-73279	10-in.	Dec. 1924	Temptation blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73385	10-in.	6/1/1925	Brown skin gal	Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73386	10-in.	6/1/1925	Hydrant love (Turn it on, shut it off)	Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73387	10-in.	6/1/1925	Papa de da da	Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
OKeh	S-73388	10-in.	6/1/1925	I ain't gonna play no second fiddle	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73389	Not documented	6/1/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73392	10-in.	6/3/1925	If you can't bring it you've got to send it	Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73393	10-in.	6/3/1925	I'll put you under the jail	Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73394	Not documented	6/3/1925	[Unknown title(s)]	Butterbeans & Susie	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
OKeh	S-73395	10-in.	6/3/1925	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with reed organ	instrumentalist, organ

(Results 426-450 of 711 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Clarence," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

Williams, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

"Williams, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.

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