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.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1893 (Acadiana), Died November 6, 1965 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer, songwriter, lyricist, jug, baritone saxophone, speaker, director, organ, kazoo, arranger, percussion

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 712 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 712 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Clarence," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

Williams, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103691.

"Williams, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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