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Clarence Williams [US1]

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Aliases
Clarence Williams' Blue Five
Clarence Williams' Blue Seven
Clarence Williams and His Band
Clarence Williams and His Bottomland Orchestra
Clarence Williams & His Jazz Kings
Clarence Williams & His Orch.
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra
Clarence Williams and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain
Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings
Clarence Williams' Novelty Band
Clarence Williams' Orch.
Clarence Williams' Orchestra
Clarence Williams Stompers
Clarence Williams' Trio
Clarence Williams' Washboard Band
Clarence Williams' Washboard Five
Clarence Williams' Washboard Four
Jamaica Jazzers
Williams' Jug Band
Williams' Jug Band and Lowland Singers
Real name
Clarence Williams
Born
October 8, 1898
Died
November 6, 1965
Country
United States
IPI
00032968566 81 works
00032968762 2 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Pianist, composer, vocalist and music publisher. By his own admission, a number of the songs credited to Williams were actually purchased in the course of his publishing business and were not actually his work. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Member of
Alabama Jug Band Founder
Dixie Washboard Band
Family
Eva Taylor Spouse
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Title Performer Release date Label
12th Street Rag Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams 1923 OKeh
A Pane in the Glass Clarence Williams [US1] August 1929 Victor
Arkansaw Blues Eva Taylor - Clarence Williams January 1925 OKeh
Atlanta Blues Sara Martin and Clarence Williams' Blue Five November 1923 OKeh
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Clarence Williams' Blue Seven November 1927 OKeh
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Blues Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano June 1923 Columbia [US]
Beer Garden Blues Clarence Williams & His Orchestra September 1933 Vocalion [US]
Black Snake Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five June 1927 OKeh
Bluer Than Blue Clarence Williams' Trio 1938 Vocalion [US]
Bozo Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1929 QRS
Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me) Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings May 31, 1929 Columbia [US]
Cage of Apes Sara Martin with Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams December 1924 OKeh
Cake Walking Babies from Home - Banjo Rag Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Chauncey Lee April 1925 OKeh
Candy Lips (I'm Stuck on You) Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Seven 1926 OKeh
Carolina Bound - Baltimore The Five Harmaniacs - Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1927 Vocalion [US]
Chizzlin' Sam Clarence Williams and His Orchestra 1934 Vocalion [US]
Chizzlin' Sam – Baby Are You Satisfied Williams' Jug Band – Dicky Wells' Shim Shammers November 1933 Columbia [US]
Church Street Sobbin' Blues Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams July 1923 OKeh
Cruel Backbitin' Blues Sara Martin with Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams June 1923 OKeh
Cushion Foot Stomp Sara Martin with Clarence Williams Blue Five May 1927 OKeh
Death House Blues Margaret Johnson - Piano Accomp by Clarence Williams July 1925 OKeh
Dinah Clarence Williams Stompers 1926 OKeh
Dirty Blues Irene Mims - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams 1928 Vocalion [US]
Done Made a Fool Out of Me Margaret Johnson - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Blue Five February 1925 OKeh
Down Hearted Blues Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano May 1923 Columbia [US]
Dreaming the Hours Away Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings March 1928 Columbia [US]
Everybody Loves My Baby Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1925 OKeh
Farewell Blues Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1923 OKeh
Ghost of the Blues Eva Taylor - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Harmonizers July 1924 OKeh
Graveyard Dream Blues Sara Martin and Clarence Williams' Harmonizing Four December 15, 1923 OKeh
Happy Shout Virginia Liston - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams May 1924 OKeh
Has Anybody Seen My Man? Laura Smith - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Harmonizers September 1924 OKeh
Have You Ever Felt That Way Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings 1929 Columbia [US]
He Wouldm't Stop Doing It Clarence Williams' Novelty Band 1930 OKeh
High Society Clarence Williams' Washboard Band August 1929 OKeh
House Rent Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five December 1924 OKeh
How Could I Be Blue Jimmy Johnson and Clarence Williams March 15, 1930 Columbia [US]
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Virginia Liston - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams October 1925 OKeh
I Can't Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants Clarence Williams and His Orchestra June 1934 Vocalion [US]
If I Could Be with You Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five 1927 OKeh
If I Let You Get Away with It Once You'll Do It All of the Time Margaret Johnson - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Blue Five January 1924 OKeh
If You Can't Hold the Man You Love - Don't Cry When He's Gone Alberta Hunter - Accomp. by Clarence Williams September 1926 OKeh
I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor January 1925 OKeh
I'm Goin' Back to Bottomland Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings October 10, 1927 Columbia [US]
I'm Not Worrying Clarence Williams and His Band December 12, 1930 Victor
I'm Through Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1929 QRS
I Need You Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings 1928 Columbia [US]
I've Got the Yes! We Have No Banana Blues Eva Taylor with Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1923 OKeh
I've Got What It Takes (It Breaks My Heart to Give It Away) Clarence Williams' Washboard Band November 1929 OKeh
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams February 1923 OKeh
Jackass Blues Clarence Williams Stompers June 1926 OKeh
Jackass Blues Laura Smith with Piano by Clarence Williams 1926 OKeh
Jeannine I Dream of Lilac Time Irene Gibbons & Clarence Williams Jazz Band November 1928 Columbia [US]
Jericho Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band 1937 Lang-Worth Feature Programs
Just Take One Long Last Lingering Look Virginia Liston–Sam Gray with Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams April 1924 OKeh
Just Wait 'Til You See My Baby Do the Charleston Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor February 1926 OKeh
Kansas City Man Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five November 1923 OKeh
Lazy Mama Clarence Williams' Orch. September 1928 OKeh
Lazy Mama Clarence Williams' Washboard Band 1929 Victor
Long, Deep and Wide Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1928 QRS
Mama Stayed Out All Night Long Clarence Williams and His Orchestra August 1933 Vocalion [US]
Mama Stayed Out the Whole Night Long Maggie Jones – Piano accomp. by Clarence Williams November 20, 1926 Columbia [US]
Mean Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five March 1924 OKeh
Milk Cow Blues Pinewood Tom - Clarence Williams at the Piano (Josh White, Clarence Williams [US1]) 1935 Melotone
Milk Cow Blues Clarence Williams & His Orch. April 1935 Vocalion [US]
Mississippi Blues (Home Town Toddle) Clarence Williams' Washboard Band April 1929 OKeh
Mister, Will You Serenade? Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1934 Vocalion [US]
Mister, Will You Serenade? – New King Porter Stomp Williams' Jug Band – Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra October 1933 OKeh
Mixing the Blues Clarence Williams [US1] September 1923 OKeh
My Own Blues Clarence Williams [US1] October 1924 OKeh
New Orleans Hot Scop Blues - Jazzin' Babies' Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five - King Oliver's Jazz Band 1923 OKeh
Nobody but My Baby Is Getting My Love Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Morocco Five November 1926 OKeh
Nobody but My Baby Is Getting My Love Clarence Williams' Washboard Four February 25, 1927 OKeh
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Mornin' Margaret Johnson - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Hamonizers November 1924 OKeh
Old Fashioned Love Clarence Williams' Blue Five February 1924 OKeh
Organ Grinder Blues Clarence Williams' Orch. October 1928 OKeh
Organ Grinder Blues Clarence Williams [US1] October 5, 1928 OKeh
Organ Grinder Blues Victoria Spivey with Clarence Williams' Blue 5 October 1928 OKeh
Original Charleston Strut Eva Taylor and Clarence Williams' Blue Five November 1923 OKeh
Papa De-Da-Da (A New Orleans Stomp) Clarence Williams' Washboard Band December 1930 OKeh
Papa De-Da-Da - Original Tuxedo Rag Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra June 1925 OKeh
P. D. Q. Blues Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band 1927 Brunswick
Pile of Logs and Stone (Called Home) Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor February 1926 OKeh
Pullman Porter Blues Clarence Williams [US1] January 1922 OKeh
Santa Claus Blues Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor November 1925 OKeh
Senorita Mine Eva Taylor with Piano by Clarence Williams August 1926 OKeh
Senorita Mine Lucille Hegamin – Accomp. by Clarence Williams and Band October 30, 1926 Columbia [US]
Shake Em Up Clarence Williams and His Orchestra February 1928 Paramount
Shake It Down Clarence Williams' Washboard Five 1928 OKeh
Shake That Thing Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor January 1926 OKeh
Shout On Great Day New Orleans Singers (Directors Jimmy Johnson and Clarence Williams) February 1930 OKeh
Smile Your Bluesies Away Eva Taylor with The Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1927 OKeh
Squeeze Me Clarence Williams' Blue Five 1925 OKeh
Squeeze Me Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1928 QRS
Sugar Blues Clarence Williams and His Orchestra 1934 Vocalion [US]
Swaller-Tail Coat Clarence Williams and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain January 1934 Vocalion [US]
Sweet Emmalina Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings May 1928 Columbia [US]
Sweet Emmaline Clarence Williams' Washboard Five June 23, 1928 OKeh
'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano June 1923 Columbia [US]
'Tain't Nobody's Bus'ness if I Do Clarence Williams' Blue Five January 1924 OKeh
Tell the Truth Clarence Williams and His Orchestra February 1935 Vocalion [US]
The Dirty Dozen Lonnie Johnson and Clarence Williams 1930 OKeh
The Keyboard Express Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings September 20, 1928 Columbia [US]
The Prisoner's Blues Sara Martin - Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five March 1927 OKeh
The Right Key But the Wrong Keyhole Clarence Williams and His Orchestra 1933 Vocalion [US]
The Shim Sham Shimmy Dance Williams' Jug Band and Lowland Singers 1933 Columbia [US]
Top of the Town Clarence Williams and His Washboard Band – Vocal Refrain by Eva Taylor April 21, 1937 Bluebird
Walk That Broad Clarence Williams' Washboard Five 1928 OKeh
Watchin' the Clock Clarence Williams' Orchestra 1929 OKeh
West End Blues Eva Taylor - Clarence Williams at the Piano 1929 Edison
West End Blues Eva Taylor - Clarence Williams at the Piano 1929 Edison
What's the Matter Now? Sara Martin - Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five June 1926 OKeh
When I March in April with May Clarence Williams [US1] September 1927 Columbia [US]
When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five October 1926 OKeh
Where That Ol' Man Rivers Flows Clarence Williams' Washboard Band September 1930 OKeh
Whip Me with Plenty of Love Clarence Williams' Washboard Band May 1930 OKeh
Whoop It Up Clarence Williams & His Jazz Kings August 30, 1929 Columbia [US]
Wildflower Rag Clarence Williams & His Orchestra 1929 QRS
Would Ja? Clarence Williams' Blue Seven March 1927 OKeh
Yama Yama Blues Clarence Williams' Washboard Four December 25, 1927 OKeh
You Don't Know My Mind Blues Jamaica Jazzers 1924 OKeh
You Don't Understand Clarence Williams' Washboard Band February 1930 OKeh
You Rascal You Clarence Williams [US1] 1930 OKeh
Zonky Clarence Williams & His Jazz Kings January 17, 1930 Columbia [US]
Zulu Wail Clarence Williams and His Bottomland Orchestra August 11, 1927 Brunswick

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