Arthur Le Clerq

Arthur Le Clerq was a British songwriter from the 1930s, responsible for several, mainly novelty, hits. These included:

  • "Is Izzy Azzy Woz?" (1929)
  • "The Rocket Bus" (1929) - also known as "Alf's Carpet"
  • "He Played His Ukulele as the Ship Went Down" (1931) - recorded by Clinton Ford (also known as "The Wreck of the Nancy Lee"); also recorded by Leslie Sarony.
  • "Tan Tan-Tivvy Tally Ho!" (1931) - recorded by George Formby and Billy Cotton
  • "Nobody Loves a Fairy When She's Forty" (1934) - recorded by Tessie O'Shea
  • "There's Another Trumpet Playing In The Sky" - recorded by Jenny Howard
  • " She’s One of the Back Row Girls", broadcast and recorded by Miss Effie Atherton

Birth and Death Data: Born 1850, Died 1950

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL3569 10-in. 3/8/1932 Sur son ocarina Jacques Météhen ; Georges Milton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Le Clerq, Arthur," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367532.

Le Clerq, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367532.

"Le Clerq, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367532

External Sources

Wikipedia: Arthur Le Clerq

IMDb: Arthur Le Clerq

Linked Open Data Sources

Wikidata: Arthur Le Clerq - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4799468

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/170644237

ISNI: 0000 0003 7366 5778 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000373665778

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