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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 304 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	46725	10-in.	4/19/1916	The Honolulu blues	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46783	10-in.	5/16/1916	The sweetest melody of all	Grace Nash [i.e., Grace Kerns]	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46787	10-in.	5/17/1916	You're a dangerous girl	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46978	10-in.	8/22/1916	There's a little bit of bad in every good little girl	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47015	10-in.	9/13/1916	I know I got more than my share	Robert Lewis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	47074	10-in.	10/17/1916	Honolulu, America loves you	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47274	10-in.	1/6/1917	There's just a little bit of monkey (Still left in you and me)	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47388	10-in.	2/24/1917	There's nothing sweeter than a girl from Dixieland	Willie Weston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77091	10-in.	6/1/1917	I called you my sweetheart	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77618	10-in.	1/8/1918	I hate to lose you	Robert Lewis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77676	10-in.	2/18/1918	There'll be a hot time for the old men (while the young men are away)	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77777	10-in.	4/20/1918	If he can fight like he can love	Farber Sisters	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77868	10-in.	6/3/1918	France, we have not forgotten you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77954	10-in.	7/22/1918	Everything is peaches down in Georgia	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78030	10-in.	8/29/1918	You'll find old Dixieland in France	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78055	10-in.	9/18/1918	In the land of beginning again	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78075	10-in.	9/25/1918	Some lonesome night	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78108	10-in.	10/10/1918	You'll find old Dixieland in France	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78375	10-in.	4/1/1919	Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland	Harry Fox	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78631	10-in.	9/9/1919	Just for me and Mary	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78750	10-in.	10/21/1919	Everything is rosy now for Rosie	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78770	10-in.	10/29/1919	Honolulu, America loves you	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78993	10-in.	2/21/1920	Mother's hands	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79017	10-in.	3/3/1920	I'll always keep a corner in my heart for Tennessee	Charles Harrison ; Reed Miller	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79079	10-in.	3/26/1920	Tired of me	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 126-150 of 304 records)

<< First
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Last >>
View All

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.