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 76-100 of 304 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-53431 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Let me have my dreams | Frank Munn ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53433 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Am I blue? | Don Howard ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53460 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | Wishing and waiting for love | Belle Mann ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53475 | 10-in. | 6/28/1929 | I'm the medicine man for the blues | Johnny Marvin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53584 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Birmingham Bertha | Bill Moore's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53585 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Am I blue? | Bill Moore's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53902 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | Am I blue? | Grace Hayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55516 | 10-in. | 7/27/1929 | Birmingham Bertha | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55608 | 10-in. | 7/15/1929 | Wouldn't it be wonderful | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55688 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55818 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | Weary river | Onofré Vidal | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55842 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | Manso arroyo | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-57120 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Am I blue? | Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-59699 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBVE-61075 | 10-in. | 3/2/1931 | Thanks to you | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-70209 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | Now that I need you, you're gone | Paul Small ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-92904 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Am I blue? | Bill Staffon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-99399 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-053147 | 10-in. | 6/18/1940 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | Connie Barleau ; Bernie Cummins Orchestra ; Chet James | Jazz/dance band, with female-male duet and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1917 | 10" | 10/24/1947 | I hate to lose you (I'm so used to you now) | Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1265 | 10-in. | 4/11/1949 | Am I blue? | Four Tunes | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-194 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Am I blue? | Rita Burgess Gould | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBVE-Test-314 | 10-in. | 5/1/1929 | Birmingham Bertha | Janet Adair | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-641 | 10-in. | 5/1/1929 | Weary river | Dorsey Byron | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19929 | 10-in. | 6/11/1912 | Whistle it | Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | 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
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