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 (Results 51-75 of 304 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-23777 | 10-in. | 3/19/1920 | I'll always keep a corner in my heart for Tennessee | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-23787 | 10-in. | 3/29/1920 | Mother's hands | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-23788 | 10-in. | 3/29/1920 | My Sahara Rose | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-23795 | 10-in. | 3/31/1920 | My Sahara Rose | Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-23999 | 10-in. | 5/6/1920 | I love the land of Old Black Joe | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24327 | 10-in. | 7/16/1920 | Tired of me | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24372 | 10-in. | 8/10/1920 | My little bimbo down on the bamboo isle | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24606 | 10-in. | 9/30/1920 | You're just a little too late | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24640 | 10-in. | 10/20/1920 | Rock-a-bye lullaby mammy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with oboe solo and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24956 | 10-in. | 2/21/1921 | Rosie (You are working too hard) | Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] | Male vocal solo, with xylophone and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-25751 | 10-in. | 11/8/1921 | Second hand Rose | Fanny Brice | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26188 | 10-in. | 3/30/1922 | Don't feel sorry for me | Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-28451 | 10-in. | 8/29/1923 | Dirty hands! Dirty face! | Isabelle Patricola | Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-28584 | 10-in. | 9/21/1923 | Dirty hands! Dirty face! | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-29303 | 10-in. | 1/11/1924 | So this is Venice! | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and accordion | lyricist | |
Victor | B-29655 | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Home in Pasadena | Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30050 | 10-in. | 5/6/1924 | Oh! Eva (Ain't you coming out to-night?) | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30559 | 10-in. | 8/12/1924 | Out of a million, you're the only one | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30586 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | You'll never get to heaven with those eyes | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30697 | 10-in. | 9/4/1924 | Mandy, make up your mind | Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-40560 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | Mother, I still have you | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-41070 | 10-in. | 11/28/1927 | Mother of mine, I still have you | The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-48743 | 10-in. | 12/13/1928 | Avalon town | Roy Cropper ; Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49646 | 10-in. | 1/15/1929 | Weary river | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49926 | 10-in. | 2/6/1929 | Weary river | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
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.
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LCNAR: Clarke, Grant - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81046661
Wikidata: Grant Clarke - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5596141
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5116122
MusicBrainz: Grant Clarke - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5b8ed30-8bd6-4264-96d3-f7e9c246b3cf
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