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Amy Ashmore Clark
Amy Ashmore Clark (May 6, 1882 – January 9, 1954) was a Canadian-born American songwriter, composer, and businesswoman, "equally popular and successful as a writer of lyrics for other people's music, and a writer music for other people's lyrics", despite being unable to read or write music. She also appeared in musical comedy and vaudeville, worked in music publishing, and at several magazines. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1882 (Toronto), Died January 9, 1954 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-18558 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | My rosary for you | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-42015 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | I'm telling the world (That I love you) | Horace Heidt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47049 | 10-in. | 9/27/1916 | My rosary for you | Orville Harrold | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47102 | 10-in. | 10/26/1916 | My rosary for you | Arthur C. Clough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47276 | 10-in. | 1/6/1917 | My rosary for you | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 18022 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | I'm telling the world (That I love you) | Al Lynn ; Music Masters ; J. Donald Parker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clark, Amy Ashmore," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112229.
Clark, Amy Ashmore. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112229.
"Clark, Amy Ashmore." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Clark, Amy Ashmore, 1882-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003085668
Wikidata: Amy Ashmore Clark - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q65619931
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