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 101-125 of 304 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	19974	10-in.	6/19/1912	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19980	10-in.	6/20/1912	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38881	10-in.	5/24/1913	There's one in a million like you	Peerless Quartet ; Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38948	10-in.	7/15/1913	Salvation Nell	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39018	10-in.	9/16/1913	Oh you million dollar doll	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39037	10-in.	10/10/1913	Down in Monkeyville	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39106	10-in.	11/20/1913	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39152	10-in.	12/17/1913	Sit down, you're rocking the boat	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39248	10-in.	2/17/1914	I love the ladies	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39288	10-in.	3/18/1914	He's a devil in his own home town	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39300	10-in.	3/25/1914	He'd push it along	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39339	10-in.	4/24/1914	Do they love it	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39397	10-in.	5/22/1914	All he does is follow them around	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39561	10-in.	9/12/1914	Along the Yukon Trail	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39567	10-in.	9/19/1914	Back to the Carolina you love	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39695	10-in.	12/15/1914	Winter nights	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39781	10-in.	1/19/1915	Good-bye, Virginia	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39797	10-in.	1/26/1915	He comes up smiling	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39974	10-in.	3/22/1915	I want to be there	Will C. Robbins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45867	10-in.	7/19/1915	When you're in love with someone who is not in love with you	Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns]	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45870	10-in.	7/20/1915	All I can do is just love you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46049	10-in.	9/23/1915	Beatrice Fairfax, tell me what to do	Dan W. Quinn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46192	10-in.	11/10/1915	I was never nearer heaven in my life	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46357	10-in.	1/20/1916	You can't get along with 'em or without 'em	Anna Chandler	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46463	10-in.	2/28/1916	Now he's got a beautiful girl	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

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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.