Clarence Todd

Birth and Death Data: Born 1897

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, songwriter, guitar, kazoo, lyricist, ukulele, piano, banjo, violin

Notes: Often billed as "Shufflin' Sam."

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W141553 10-in. 1/25/1926 Wait till you see my baby do the Charleston Dixie Washboard Band Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W142170 10-in. 5/8/1926 Senegalese stomp Joe Jordan's Ten Sharps and Flats Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W142172 10-in. 5/8/1926 You for me, me for you Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W142173 10-in. 5/8/1926 My own blues Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W142852 10-in. 10/21/1926 Dark eyes Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W142853 10-in. 10/21/1926 Gimme blues Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W142857 10-in. 10/22/1926 The Zulu blues Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W143612 10-in. 3/10/1927 Anywhere Sweetie goes (I'll be there) Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W143613 10-in. 3/10/1927 Cushion foot stomp Dixie Washboard Band ; Shufflin' Sam Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152310 10-in. 9/23/1932 Say it isn't so The Riffers Female vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Columbia W152463 10-in. 8/7/1933 The shim sham shimmy dance Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble vocalist  
Columbia W152464 10-in. 8/7/1933 Organ grinder Williams' Jug Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio vocalist  
Columbia W152465 10-in. 8/7/1933 Chizzlin' Sam Williams' Jug Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal duet vocalist  
Columbia W152466 10-in. 8/7/1933 High society Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, kazoo  
Columbia W152468 10-in. 8/7/1933 You ain't too old Clarence Williams’ Jug Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
OKeh S-71631 10-in. June 1923 If you don't like it, leave Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-72514 10-in. May 1924 You don't know my mind blues Jamaica Jazzers Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, kazoo  
OKeh S-72515 10-in. May 1924 West Indies blues Jamaica Jazzers Jazz/dance quartet instrumentalist, kazoo  
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 composer, lyricist  
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 songwriter  
OKeh S-73276 10-in. Dec. 1924 Just a cotton picker's blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, ukulele  
OKeh S-73279 10-in. Dec. 1924 Temptation blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, ukulele  
OKeh S-73387 10-in. 6/1/1925 Papa de da da Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
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 songwriter  
OKeh 73721 10-in. 10/16/1925 Santa Claus blues Clarence Williams’ Trio Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental trio vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Todd, Clarence," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108156.

Todd, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108156.

"Todd, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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