Geoff Clarkson
Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1914, Died March 10, 2009
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | If I could only play a concertina | McFarland Twins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | Hey! Zeke (Your country's callin') | Don Cornell ; McFarland Twins Orchestra ; Betty Norton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | Row that rowboat | McFarland Twins Orchestra ; Norton Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | When day is done | Don Cornell ; McFarland Twins Orchestra ; Norton Sisters ; Twin Choir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, female vocal quartet, and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | E0VB-4898 | 10-in. | 7/6/1950 | It's better to be taken for granted (than never to be taken at all) | Big John Greer ; The Rhythm Rockers (Big John Greer) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Decca | 81154 | 6/13/1951 | In the cool, cool, cool of the evening | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81155 | 6/13/1951 | If you turn me down | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81156 | 6/13/1951 | My baby just cares for me | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81210 | 6/25/1951 | Sentimental journey | The Ames Brothers ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81211 | 6/25/1951 | Undecided | The Ames Brothers ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81212 | 6/25/1951 | Love letters in the sand | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 83096 | 7/18/1952 | No moon at all | The Ames Brothers ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 83097 | 7/18/1952 | Do nothin' till you hear from me | The Ames Brothers ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 83098 | 7/18/1952 | Blue skies-1 | The Ames Brothers ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 84032 | 3/2/1953 | Rough ridin' | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 84033 | 3/2/1953 | Ruby-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 84034 | 3/2/1953 | Midnight sun-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 84035 | 3/2/1953 | From this moment on | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86005 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Happy hooligan | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86006 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Caravan-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86007 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Baby I need you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86009 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | I let a song go out of my heart-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86011 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Crazy legs-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86012 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Begin the beguine-4 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86013 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | I would do anything for you-4 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86017 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Cherokee-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86018 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Montoona clipper-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86019 | between 9/4 and 9/20/1953 | Sentimental journey | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86020 | between 9/4 and 9/20/1953 | Rain-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86023 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Jersey bounce-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86024 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Laura-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86025 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Back in your own back yard-4 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86026 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Speak low-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86027 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Midnight sun-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86028 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Strange-3 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86157 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Opening announcement ; Leap frog | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 86158 | between 9/4/1953 and 9/20/1953 | Closing announcement | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115237 | 9/29/1964 | Swamp fire | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115238 | 9/29/1964 | Bluesette | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115239 | 9/29/1964 | Pigalle | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115240 | 9/29/1964 | Goodbye | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115241 | 9/29/1964 | Under Paris skies | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115242 | 9/29/1964 | Love theme from La Strada | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115243 | 9/29/1964 | One note samba | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115244 | 9/29/1964 | Piccolo Pete | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115245 | 9/29/1964 | Domino | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115246 | 9/29/1964 | Stage band boogie | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115247 | 9/29/1964 | P.S. I love you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115248 | 9/29/1964 | Matilda, Matilda | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115249 | 9/29/1964 | Till then | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115250 | 9/29/1964 | G'won train | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115251 | 9/29/1964 | Summertime in Venice | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 115252 | 9/29/1964 | Rigamarole | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6085 | 2/16/1951 | I'll be around | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6086 | 2/16/1951 | If I loved you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6087 | 2/16/1951 | Red sails in the sunset-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6091 | 2/19/1951 | Leap frog (theme)-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6092 | 2/19/1951 | Blue moon-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6093 | 2/19/1951 | With you, where you are | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6131 | 3/8/1951 | Deep purple | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6132 | 3/8/1951 | Azure | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6133 | 3/8/1951 | That old black magic | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6179 | 3/24/1951 | Very good advice | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6180 | 3/24/1951 | T'was brillig | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6222 | 4/9/1951 | Over the rainbow | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6223 | 4/9/1951 | The moon was yellow | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6224 | 4/9/1951 | Red wing | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6225 | 4/9/1951 | Green eyes | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6226 | 4/9/1951 | The day isn't long enough | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6440 | 9/19/1951 | I've got the shiniest mouth in town-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6441 | 9/12/1951 | Everybody wants to go to heaven-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6442 | 9/19/1951 | Highlights from An American in Paris (Gershwin): -1 Part 1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6443 | 9/19/1951 | Highlights from An American in Paris (Gershwin): Part 2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6477 | 10/10/1951 | You're blasé | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6478 | 10/10/1951 | You're driving me crazy | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6479 | 10/10/1951 | You're the cream in my coffee | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6480 | 10/10/1951 | You're an old smoochie | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6515 | 11/15/1951 | You're a sweetheart | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6516 | 11/15/1951 | You are my sunshine | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6517 | 11/15/1951 | You're my everything | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6518 | 11/15/1951 | You're an old smoothie | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6554 | 11/28/1951 | You're driving me crazy-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6555 | 11/28/1951 | Let it be | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6556 | 11/28/1951 | I'll never let you cry | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6557 | 11/30/1951 | You're the top | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6637 | 2/13/1952 | Flamingo | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6638 | 2/13/1952 | Basin Street blues | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6639 | 2/13/1952 | Who's excited? | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6640 | 2/13/1951 | Just when we're falling in love (Robbins' nest) | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6733 | 4/28/1952 | Kiss of fire | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6734 | 4/28/1952 | I waited a little too long | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6735 | 4/28/1952 | Ill wind-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6761 | 5/9/1952 | Too much mustard | Teresa Brewer ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6762 | 5/9/1952 | Into each life some rain must fall | Teresa Brewer ; Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6763 | 5/9/1952 | Nutcracker suite, part 1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6798 | 6/2/1952 | Few and far between | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6799 | 6/2/1952 | You forgot your gloves | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6800 | 6/2/1952 | Nutcracker suite, part 2-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6801 | 6/2/1952 | Clouds-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6802 | 6/2/1952 | Heat wave-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6803 | 6/2/1952 | Stormy weather-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6804 | 6/10/1952 | Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6805 | 6/10/1952 | Lost in a fog-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6806 | 6/10/1952 | Rain-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown ; Ray Sims | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6923 | 11/5/1952 | Flip lid-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6924 | 11/5/1952 | My heart belongs to Daddy | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6925 | 11/5/1952 | Montoona clipper | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6926 | 11/5/1952 | Don't yield to temptation | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6927 | 11/6/1952 | How about you?-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6928 | 11/6/1952 | I'll be hanging around | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6929 | 11/6/1952 | Ramona | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 6930 | 11/6/1952 | Back in your own backyard | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7127 | 4/13/1953 | Jersey bounce-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7128 | 4/23/1953 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7129 | 4/13/1953 | Cherokee-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7130 | 4/13/1953 | One o'clock jump-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7135 | 4/14/1953 | Lullaby in rhythm-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7136 | 4/14/1953 | Flying home-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7137 | 4/14/1953 | Brown's little jug-2 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7138 | 4/14/1953 | Perdido-1 | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7269 | 6/25/1953 | Invitation | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7270 | 6/25/1953 | Hot point | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7271 | 6/25/1953 | Forty cups of coffee | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7272 | 6/25/1953 | Forty cups of coffee | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7364 | 9/17/1953 | Street of dreams | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7365 | 9/17/1953 | Darn that dream | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7366 | 9/17/1953 | I guess I'll have to dream the rest | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7367 | 9/17/1953 | A million dreams ago | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7368 | 9/17/1953 | Dream | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7369 | 9/17/1953 | Did you ever see a dream walking? | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7370 | 9/17/1953 | I dream too much | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 7371 | 9/17/1953 | I dream of you | Les Brown and his Band of Renown | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clarkson, Geoff," accessed October 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/308770.
Clarkson, Geoff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/308770.
"Clarkson, Geoff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 October 2024.
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