Grant Clarke

Grant Clarke (May 14, 1891, Akron, Ohio – May 16, 1931, California) was an American songwriter. Clarke moved to New York City early in his career, where he worked as an actor and a staff writer for comedians. He began working on Tin Pan Alley, where he contributed music to films such as The Jazz Singer (1927), Weary River (1928), On with the Show (1929) and Is Everybody Happy? (1929). He wrote the lyrics to the show Dixie to Broadway, and also contributed to the 1921 Ziegfeld Follies and Bombo. Later in his career he became a charter member of ASCAP and was successful in the music publishing business. Clarke was the author of the lyrics to many popular songs of the 1910s and 1920s, working with composers such as George W. Meyer, Harry Akst, James V. Monaco, Al Piantadosi, Fred Fisher, Harry Warren, Arthur Johnston, James Hanley, Lewis F. Muir and Milton Ager.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 14, 1891 (Akron), Died May 16, 1931 (California)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1949

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 226-250 of 304 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W402465	10-in.	6/19/1929	Am I blue?	Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402880	10-in.	8/23/1929	Am I blue?	Smith Ballew ; Roy Smeck’s Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W403048	10-in.	10/10/1929	Wouldn't it be wonderful?	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
OKeh	W403967	10-in.	4/22/1930	Nobody cares if I'm blue	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
OKeh	W404975	10-in.	9/10/1931	Now that I need you you're gone	Joe Venuti’s Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	[OK cat 1187-b]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland	Bert Harvey	Male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 40144-b]	10-in.	1924	You'll never get to heaven with those eyes	Earl Rickard	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	4055	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1920	My little bimbo	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	7517	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	Maybe you think you're fooling baby	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	7714	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	Oogie oogie wa-wa	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	8323-8325	10-in.	approximately June 1922	Oh! Is she dumb	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	8481-8483	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Blue	Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	8913-8914	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	He loves it	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	10721-10723	10-in.	5/23/1923	Now that I need you, you’re gone	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	10833-10835	10-in.	6/13/1923	Dirty hands, dirty face	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	12007-12009	10-in.	11/30/1923	So this is Venice!	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E29024	10-in.	1/3/1929	Avalon town	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E29182	10-in.	2/20/1929	Weary river	Randolph’s Royal Hawaiians	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Brunswick	E29467	10-in.	3/31/1929	Always in my heart	The Eight Radio Stars ; Scrappy Lambert	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and whistling; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E30296	10-in.	7/10/1929	Am I blue?	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E32770	10-in.	5/13/1930	Nobody cares if I’m blue	Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E32836	10-in.	May 1930	Nobody cares if I’m blue	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E25183-E25185	10-in.	11/11/1927	Mother of mine, I still have you	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	XE31249-XE31250	12-in.	Oct. 1929	On with the show—Medley	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C1832	10-in.	3/31/1928	Dirty hands! Dirty face!	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra ; Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 226-250 of 304 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clarke, Grant," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.

Clarke, Grant. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.

"Clarke, Grant." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.