Clarence Gaskill

Clarence Gaskill (February 2, 1892 – April 29, 1948) was an American composer and lyricist active during the 1920s to early 1930s. His most well-known songs include, "Doo-Wacka-Doo" (1921). "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (1926), and "Prisoner of Love" (1932). His first hit came in 1919 with "I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline".

Birth and Death Data: Born Philadelphia (largest city in Pennsylvania, United States), Died April 29, 1947 (New Brighton (neighborhood on Staten Island, New York) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, piano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 120 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18893	10-in.	12/29/1916	That's how you can tell they're Irish	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-23181	10-in.	10/1/1919	I love you just the same, sweet Adeline	Charles Harrison ; Lewis James	Male vocal duet, with celeste, violin, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-23768	10-in.	3/12/1920	Who'll take the place of Mary?	Crescent Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-24579	10-in.	11/24/1920	Let the rest of the world go by	Frank Ferera ; Anthony J. Franchini	Guitar duet (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	B-24655	10-in.	10/22/1920	I've got the blues for my Kentucky home	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-27055	10-in.	10/30/1922	Waltzing the blues	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet	composer
Victor	B-27166	10-in.	11/21/1922	Waltzing the blues	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-29166	10-in.	12/31/1923	Happy and go-lucky in my old Kentucky home	Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle ; Virginians	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-30698	10-in.	9/5/1924	Doo wacka doo	Billy Murray ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-33501	10-in.	9/22/1925	A kiss in the moonlight	B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra ; Joseph M. Knecht	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-33629	10-in.	11/25/1925	Why aren't yez eatin' more oranges? (From Cal-i-for-ni-ay)	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-34170	10-in.	12/21/1925	How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business	Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin	Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35556	10-in.	6/29/1926	Dorothy	Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-36055	10-in.	8/20/1926	When Down South Morgan plays the old mouth organ	Jimmy Smith	Harmonica solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-36575	10-in.	11/1/1926	I don't mind being all alone (When I'm all alone with you)	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37792	10-in.	2/17/1927	I can't believe that you're in love with me	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano	songwriter
Victor	BVE-38132	10-in.	3/2/1927	I can't believe that you're in love with me	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-44993	10-in.	winter 1930	Estoy loco por la bocina del automóvil	Orquesta Adolfo Carabelli	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-46603	10-in.	7/24/1928	I love to dunk a hunk of sponge-cake	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BVE-49688	10-in.	1/28/1929	Eddie Cantor's automobile horn song	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-51019	10-in.	3/8/1929	I'm wild about horns on automobiles, that go ta-ta-ta-ta	Billy Hays and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57547	10-in.	11/20/1929	At Father Powers's grave	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with cornet and organ	composer
Victor	BAVE-60051	10-in.	winter 1930	Estoy loca por la bocina del automóvil	Libertad Lamarque	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-62213	10-in.	5/1/1930	The mug song	High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BVE-63665	10-in.	9/19/1930	Still I love her	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 120 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaskill, Clarence," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109415.

Gaskill, Clarence. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109415.

"Gaskill, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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