Clarence Johnson
Birth and Death Data: Died 1933
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-27665 | 10-in. | 3/21/1923 | I'm goin' away (Just to wear you off my mind) | Edna Hicks | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-27666 | 10-in. | 3/21/1923 | Sugar blues | Edna Hicks | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-28025 | 10-in. | 5/23/1923 | You're always messin' 'round with my man | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-28297 | 10-in. | 7/19/1923 | Keep yourself together, sweet papa | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-28298 | 10-in. | 7/19/1923 | Cotton Belt blues | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-04-24-07] | 10-in. | 4/24/1923 | Tishomingo blues | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 80986 | 10-in. | 4/25/1923 | Sweet smellin' mama | Clarence Johnson ; Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 80987 | 10-in. | 4/25/1923 | Haitian blues | Clarence Johnson ; Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 81029 | 10-in. | 5/24/1923 | Family trouble blues | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 81030 | 10-in. | 5/24/1923 | Triflin' man | Clarence Johnson ; Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | S-72898 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Lake Ponchartrain blues | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 10859-10861 | 10-in. | 6/18/1923 | Gulf Coast blues | Edna Hicks ; Clarence Johnson | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Decca | 38693 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Shout, sister, shout | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38694 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | Mister, will you serenade? | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38695 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38696 | 10-in. | 9/19/1934 | The Sheik of Araby | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38785 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Ol' man river | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38786 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I ain't got nobody | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38787 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | I'm a ding dong Daddy | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38788 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | She'll be coming round the mountain | Tiny Bradshaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64823 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Toodle-loo on down | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64824 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | So good | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64825 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Away from you | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64826 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Honey in the bee ball | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64827 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Barnacle Bill the sailor | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65304 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Flat face (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65305 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Keep a-knockin' (but you can't come in) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65306 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Sam Jones done snagged his britches on | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65307 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Swingin' in a cocoanut tree (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65308 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Doug the jitterbug | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65309 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | At the swing cats' ball | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66871 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | Jake, what a snake (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66872 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | Honeysuckle rose | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66873 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | 'Fore day blues-2 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66874 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | But I'll be back | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66875 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | You ain't nowhere | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66876 | 10-in. | 11/14/1939 | You're my meat-1 | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67111 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | June Tenth jamboree | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67112 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | You run your mouth and I'll run my business | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67113 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | I'm Alabama bound | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67114 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | Hard lovin' blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67308 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | You've got to go when the wagon comes | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67309 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Lovie Joe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67310 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67311 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Bounce the ball (Do da dittle um day) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67318 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | Penthouse in the basement | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 67319 | 10-in. | 3/13/1940 | After school swing session (Instrumental) (Swinging with Symphony Sid) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Clarence," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103208.
Johnson, Clarence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103208.
"Johnson, Clarence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Johnson, Clarence, -1933 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81073522
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