Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams (October 8, 1898 or October 6, 1893 – November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 712 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-18496 | 10-in. | 10/10/1916 | Brown skin | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-21549 | 10-in. | 2/27/1918 | Mamma's baby boy | Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-22359 | 10-in. | 1/4/1919 | You're some pretty doll | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-22841 | 10-in. | 5/9/1919 | You can have it, I don't want it | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25413 | 10-in. | 5/25/1921 | Royal Garden blues | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-27666 | 10-in. | 3/21/1923 | Sugar blues | Edna Hicks | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-28057 | 10-in. | 6/7/1923 | Gulf Coast blues | Tennessee Ten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28219 | 10-in. | 6/26/1923 | 'Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do | Tennessee Ten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28433 | 10-in. | 8/17/1923 | Royal Garden blues | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-29191 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | West Indies blues | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36986 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Nobody but my baby (Is gettin' my love) | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-40823 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Who made you cry? (Sugar babe) | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48354 | 10-in. | 2/12/1929 | A pane in the glass | Clarence Williams | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-48355 | 10-in. | 2/12/1929 | Too low | Clarence Williams | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-51230 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | I'm not worrying | Clarence Williams Band | Jazz/dance band | director, composer | |
Victor | BVE-51231 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | Touch-down | Clarence Williams Band | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BVE-53654 | 10-in. | 5/22/1929 | In our cottage of love | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble | director | |
Victor | BVE-53655 | 10-in. | 5/22/1929 | Lazy mama | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble | director | |
Victor | BVE-57782 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | What makes me love you so | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-57783 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | You don't understand | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-64003 | 10-in. | 7/28/1930 | Baby won't you please come home | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-68939 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | Sugar blues | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys ; William Massey ; Clarence E. Smith | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer | |
Victor | ABRC-68940 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | Sugar blues | Fred Armstrong and his Syncopators ; William Massey | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-69786 | 10-in. | 11/18/1931 | I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75423 | 10-in. | 4/24/1933 | Tomorrow night | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Clarence," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.
Williams, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.
"Williams, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078500
Wikidata: Clarence Williams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q162530
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/67811115
MusicBrainz: Clarence Williams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f772121b-4a6a-4f3a-bac3-8950ab489d4d
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