Doctor Clayton
Doctor Clayton (born Peter Joe Clayton; April 19, 1898 – January 7, 1947) was an American blues singer and 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-91409 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Naptown blues | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91410 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | If you don't give me what I want | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91413 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Yo yo jive | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91414 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Working man's moan | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91415 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Peter's blues | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91416 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Yo yo jive | Peter J. Clayton ; Beatrice "Toots" Willis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-070375 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | Let me play your vender | Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) | Male vocal solo, with washboard band | composer | |
Victor | BS-070402 | 10-in. | 11/11/1941 | Doctor Clayton blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-070403 | 10-in. | 11/11/1941 | Watch out mama | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-070404 | 10-in. | 11/11/1941 | Cheating and lying blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-070405 | 10-in. | 11/11/1941 | Gotta find my baby | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-074166 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Honey stealin' blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-074167 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | My own blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-074168 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | On the killin' floor | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-074169 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Moonshine women blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-074170 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Pearl Harbor blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-074171 | 10-in. | 3/27/1942 | Ain't no business we can do | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1921 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | I need my baby | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1922 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Ain't gonna drink no more | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1923 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Angels in Harlem | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1924 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Root doctor blues | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1925 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Copper colored mama | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1926 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Hold that train, conductor | Doctor Clayton | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clayton, Doctor," accessed August 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107474.
Clayton, Doctor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107474.
"Clayton, Doctor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 August 2024.
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LCNAR: Clayton, Doctor - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96092992
Wikidata: Doctor Clayton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q327836
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53421814
MusicBrainz: Doctor Clayton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5f4fc0db-e0f4-4ee6-850a-9497489ef129
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