Sidney Clare

Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 – August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include "On the Good Ship Lollipop" (introduced by Shirley Temple), "You're My Thrill" (recorded by Billie Holiday), and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (featured in the cartoon One Froggy Evening). In 1929, Clare wrote his first full film score for Street Girl. He did the film scores for Tanned Legs, Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round, Sing and Be Happy, Hit the Deck, Jimmy and Sally, Bright Eyes, The Littlest Rebel and Rascals. The Oxford English Dictionary credits Clare with the earliest usage of the term "rock and roll" in 1934 on the soundtrack for the movie Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round. In the early 1940s Clare and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational review called Songwriters on Parade, performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City, Died August 29, 1972 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 303 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	7772	10-in.	2/1/1921	I'm missin' Mammy's kissin'	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8842	10-in.	2/7/1923	You said something when you said "Dixie"	Robert Denning ; Jack Holt	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Edison	8928	10-in.	4/17/1923	Don't we carry on!	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	9031	10-in.	6/14/1923	That's my baby	Robert Denning ; Jack Holt	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9611	10-in.	7/11/1924	A new kind of man (With a new kind of love for me)	Arkansas Trio	Male vocal solo, with guitar and kazoo	songwriter
Edison	10385	10-in.	5/20/1925	Ah-ha!	Henri Gendron ; Bud Kennedy ; Strand Roof Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10608	10-in.	10/1/1925	Speech!	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	10686	10-in.	11/18/1925	I "wanna" go where you go—do what you do, then I'll be happy	Arthur Hall ; John Ryan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10784	10-in.	1/21/1926	As long as we're in love	Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Mike Speciale	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	10936	10-in.	4/21/1926	If I knew I'd find you (I'd climb the highest mountain)	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	11500	10-in.	2/4/1927	Since I found you	Vaughn De Leath ; Stuart Ross	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	11589	10-in.	3/19/1927	One sweet letter from you	Cookie Cohen	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11638	10-in.	4/8/1927	(What do I care what) Somebody said	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	songwriter
Edison	11740	10-in.	6/16/1927	(What do I care what) Somebody said	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	11875	10-in.	9/7/1927	Who's wonderful, who's marvelous? Miss Annabelle Lee	Frank Braidwood	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18077	10-in.	12/2/1927	There must be somebody else	Vaughn De Leath ; Muriel Pollock	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18341	10-in.	3/27/1928	I'm away from the world when I'm away from you	Vaughn De Leath ; Ernie Golden and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19086	10-in.	3/8/1929	When I'm walkin' with my sweetness (Down among the sugar cane)	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19097	10-in.	3/13/1929	When I'm walkin' with my sweetness (Down among the sugar cane)	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	lyricist
Edison	19140	10-in.	4/3/1929	My melody man	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-777	10-in.	3/8/1929	When I'm walkin' with my sweetness (Down among the sugar cane)	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-788	10-in.	3/13/1929	When I'm walkin' with my sweetness (Down among the sugar cane)	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	lyricist
Edison	N-833	10-in.	4/3/1929	My melody man	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-1058	10-in.	8/5/1929	My dream memory	The Frohne Sisters ; Waldo Mayo Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal quartet	lyricist
ARC	10698	10-in.	6/11/1931	June time is love time (For everyone but me)	Bob Haring Orchestra ; Chick Bullock	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 276-300 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clare, Sidney," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105224.

Clare, Sidney. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105224.

"Clare, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.