Zeke Clements

Zeke Clements

Zeke Clements (September 6, 1911 – June 4, 1994) was an American country musician often dressed in a Western outfit. He was known as "The Dixie Yodeler."

Birth and Death Data: Died June 4, 1994 (Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, guitar, vocalist, lyricist

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-4021	10-in.	3/27/1950	My mother	Tennessee Mountain Boys ; Kitty Wells	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D5AB-0078	10-in.	2/6/1945	Smoke on the water	Boyd Heath	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D5AB-1218	10-in.	11/21/1945	(I'll have to) live and learn	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1837	10-in.	10/30/1947	Little Rock A-R-K	Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1860	10-in.	11/7/1947	I always lose	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2826	10-in.	12/17/1947	Just a little love (will go a long, long way)	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0874	10-in.	2/3/1949	Guitar waltz	"Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1239	10-in.	4/5/1949	Why should I cry?	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Columbia	H1242	10-in.	1/24/1945	Smoke on the water	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	CCO4913	10-in.	11/20/1947	You're never satisfied	Paul Howard and his Cotton Pickers	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	CO40413	10-in.	1/15/1949	The pale horse and his rider	Roy Acuff ; Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	CO51577	10-in.	5/14/1954	Here is the bottle	Vin Bruce	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Decca	61924	10-in.	2/21/1937	Pride of the prairie	Texas Ruby and Zeke		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	61925	10-in.	2/21/1937	T for Texas (Blue yodel No.1)	Texas Ruby and Zeke		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clements, Zeke," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201924.

Clements, Zeke. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201924.

"Clements, Zeke." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.