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 176-200 of 304 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 147861 | 10-in. | 1/18/1929 | Avalon town | Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147866 | 10-in. | 1/18/1929 | Weary river | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 147911 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Weary river | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; John Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]147954 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Weary river | Jack Miller ; New England Yankees [Selvin's Orchestra] | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147967 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Weary river | Goodrich Silvertown Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148531 | 10-in. | 5/14/1929 | Birmingham Bertha | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148532 | 10-in. | 5/14/1929 | Am I blue? | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148560 | 10-in. | 5/26/1929 | I'm the medicine man for the blues | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148561 | 10-in. | 5/26/1929 | Wouldn't it be wonderful? | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148567 | 10-in. | 5/30/1929 | New Orleans | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148576 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Samoa | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148607 | 10-in. | 5/21/1929 | Birmingham Bertha | George Kay ; Original Indiana Five ; Tom Morton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with jazz/dance quintet and male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148630 | 10-in. | 5/27/1929 | Am I blue? | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148631 | 10-in. | 5/27/1929 | Wishing and waiting for love | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]148647 | 10-in. | 5/31/1929 | Am I blue? | Annette Hanshaw ; The New Englanders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148651 | 10-in. | 6/3/1929 | Let me have my dreams | Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Arthur Seelig | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148682 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | I'm the medicine man for the blues | Jerome Conrad Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 148683 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | Wouldn't it be wonderful? | Jerome Conrad Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148693 | 10-in. | 6/12/1929 | Wishing and waiting for love | Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148788 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Am I blue? | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149132 | 10-in. | 10/11/1929 | My strongest weakness is you | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149696 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | The sacred flame | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150507 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150624 | 10-in. | 7/7/1930 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150652 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Gay Ellis | Female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clarke, Grant," accessed October 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.
Clarke, Grant. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103128.
"Clarke, Grant." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Clarke, Grant - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81046661
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