Henry Clay Work

Henry Clay Work

Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832 – June 8, 1884) was an American composer and songwriter known for the songs Kingdom Coming, Marching Through Georgia, The Ship That Never Returned and My Grandfather's Clock.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 1, 1832 (Middletown), Died June 8, 1884

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-60 of 60 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W143781	10-in.	3/28/1927	The ship that never returned	Roe Brothers and Morrell	Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81143	10-in.	7/7/1927	Poor little Bennie	Greene County Singers ; Bela Lam	Mixed vocal quartet, with banjo and guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81762	10-in.	10/12/1927	Year of Jubilee	The Georgia Crackers [OKeh Records jazz/dance band, 1927]	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E34417	10-in.	9/16/1930	Marching through Georgia	Kessinger Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	composer
Brunswick	E2136-E2138	10-in.	1/14/1926	The ship that never returned	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and harmonica	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E2590-E2592	10-in.	3/3/1926	Katinka	Six Hayseeds	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Edison	573	Not documented	3/24/1911	Marching through Georgia	James F. Harrison	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	3081	10-in.	May-June 1914	Marching through Georgia	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	3278	10-in.	9/10/1914	Grandfather's clock	Helen Clark ; Walter Scanlan	Female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	10586	10-in.	9/22/1925	The ship that never returned	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	composer, lyricist

(Results 51-60 of 60 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Work, Henry Clay," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108918.

Work, Henry Clay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108918.

"Work, Henry Clay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.