Helen Clark

Overview

It is surprising that so little is known about this performer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (July 2022) be gleaned about Helen Clark, an American mezzo-soprano, from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she has recorded some on 140+ works between 1911 and 1925.
SecondHandSongs writes of her that she was a:
Soprano and Contralto vocalist from Rochester, New York. When she was seventeen years of age she was brought to New York where she studied for two years with Madame Jaeger of the Metropolitan Opera Company. She was able to sing in both the soprano and contralto ranges. She recorded blues for Edison as Emma Johnson
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	Title	Composer	Instruments/Issue


MP3 File(s)
The Bells of Lee	S. Adams	Edison Blue Amberol: 2832
I'm in Heaven When I'm in My Mother's Arms	M. Ager	Edison Blue Amberol: 4124
Mrs. Sippi, You're a Grand Old Girl!	B. Ashlyn	Edison Blue Amberol: 2495
The Man in the Silvery Moon	N.D. Ayer	Edison Amberol: 570
After the Roses Have Faded Away	E.R. Ball	Edison Blue Amberol: 2575
Each Stitch Is a Thought of You, Dear	B. Baskette	Edison Blue Amberol: 3496
Old Rugged Cross	G. Bennard	Edison Blue Amberol: 4783
Baby Swing High, Swing Low	L. Bennett	Edison Blue Amberol: 2890
All by Myself	I. Berlin	Edison Blue Amberol: 4352
Stop! Look! Listen! That Hula Hula	I. Berlin	Edison Blue Amberol: 2855
Moonlight and Roses	B. Black	Edison Blue Amberol: 5018
⇑In the Candle-Light - Song	F.J. Brown	Edison Blue Amberol: 2254
A Wondrous Rose	E.W. Burnham	Edison Blue Amberol: 3077
In the Old Sweet Way	J. Caddigan	Edison Blue Amberol: 3897
Salvation Lassie of Mine	J. Caddigan	Edison Blue Amberol: 3747
So Long, Letty	E, Carroll	Edison Blue Amberol: 2949
My Beautiful Lady	I. Caryll	U.S. Everlasting Record: 1252
Knit, Knit, Knit	I. Caryll	Edison Blue Amberol: 3406
The Boat With My True Love's Name	C. Coe	Edison Blue Amberol: 2485
My Bugler Boy	H.E. Darewski	Edison Blue Amberol Record: 23372
Sleep Little Baby of Mine	C. Dennée	Edison Blue Amberol: 4562
I'll Take You Home Again, Pal O'Mine	H. Dixon	Edison Blue Amberol: 4984
Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon!	W. Eckstein	Edison Blue Amberol: 4082
⇑Playmates	F. Fisher	Edison Blue Amberol: 4273
In the Palace of Dreams	L. Friedman	Edison Blue Amberol: 2398
Good-Bye Everybody	J. Gilbert	Edison Blue Amberol: 2661
Sunshine and Cloud	C.W. Glover	Edison Blue Amberol: 4078
Linger Longer Letty	A. Goodman	Edison Blue Amberol: 3960
O Sing to God	C. Gounod	Edison Blue Amberol: 3031
Let By-Gones Be By-Gones	B.F. Grant	Edison Blue Amberol: 2551
When You're Away	B.F. Grant	Edison Blue Amberol: 1505
Lullaby	E.W. Hanscom	Edison Blue Amberol: 3425
Come to Me	F.D. Heltman	Edison Blue Amberol: 2472
A Little Love, a Little Kiss	M.O. Hill	Edison Blue Amberol: 2841
Hello Frisco! - Song	L.A Hirsch	Edison Blue Amberol: 2687
⇑For Every Boy Who's Lonely, There's a Girl Who's Lonely Too	K.L. Hoschna	Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 1285
All That I Ask of You Is Love	H. Ingraham	Edison Standard Record: 10457
Face to Face	H. Johnson	Edison Blue Amberol: 2042
When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget	E.A. Keith	Edison Blue Amberol: 2600
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles	J. Kenbrovin	Edison Blue Amberol: 3798
When the Ships Come Home	J. Kern	Edison Blue Amberol: 3503
Broken Blossoms	R.A. King	Edison Blue Amberol: 3922
Last Night	H. Kjerulf	Indestructible Record: 3212
It's a Long Lane That Has No Turning	M. Klein	Indestructible Record: 3254
When I Met You	F.H. Klickmann	Edison Blue Amberol: 3815
When You Hold Me in Your Arms	F.H. Klickmann	Edison Blue Amberol: 3822
Firelight Faces	G.M. Lane	Edison Blue Amberol: 4525
⇑When the Lights Are Low	G.M. Lane	Edison Blue Amberol: 3392
Love's Golden Dream	L. Lennox	Edison Blue Amberol: 2592
That Naughty Waltz	S.P. Levy	Edison Blue Amberol: 4062
Teenie, Eenie, Weenie Suzi	P. Lincke	Edison Blue Amberol: 2540
You're My Girl	D. Meher	Edison Blue Amberol: 2745
You're a Dangerous Girl - Song	J.V. Monaco	Edison Blue Amberol: 2974
For You	H. Montague	Edison Blue Amberol: 2516
I Know Why	J. Morgan	Edison Blue Amberol: 4089
Isle of Love	M. Murray	Edison Blue Amberol: 4367
Down Old Virginia Way	A. Olman	Edison Blue Amberol: 4664
Daisies Won't Tell	A. Owen	Edison Blue Amberol: 2719
When It's Night-Time Down in Burgundy	H. Paley	Edison Blue Amberol: 2437
⇑There Are Tears in Your Dear, Dear Eyes	W. Perrins	Edison Blue Amberol: 3579
Molly Dear It's You I'm After	H.E. Pether	Edison Blue Amberol: 2797
I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier	A. Piantadosi	Edison Blue Amberol: 2580
I'm Glad My Boy Grew Up to Be a Soldier	A. Piantadosi	Edison Blue Amberol: 23379
Underneath the Moon	V.C. Plunkett	Edison Blue Amberol: 4015
Old Fashioned Garden	C. Porter	Edison Blue Amberol: 3972
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag	F. Powell	Edison Blue Amberol: 3139
I'd Like to Take You Away	H. Riesenfeld	Edison Blue Amberol: 4143
There's Not a Song That Trembles (Cantilena)	W.T. Rogers	Edison Blue Amberol: 3974
On the Banks of Lovelight Bay	W. Rossiter	Edison Blue Amberol: 2332
When I Met You Last Night in Dreamland	W. Rossiter	Edison Blue Amberol: 1627
It's Written in the Book of Destiny	W.A. Schroeder	Edison Blue Amberol: 2585
⇑I've Made Up My Mind to Mind a Maid Made Up Like You	J. Schwartz	Edison Blue Amberol: 3885
Where the Red, Red Roses Grow	J. Schwartz	Edison Blue Amberol: 1921
Mother's Dear Old Chair	G. Scott	Edison Blue Amberol: 2316
Flee As a Bird	M.D. Shindler	Edison Blue Amberol: 2160
For You	S. Smith	Edison Blue Amberol: 3986
Ship of My Dreams	A. Solman	Edison Blue Amberol: 1783
Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey	C.T. Straight	Edison Blue Amberol: 4019
A Day Dream	A. Strelezki	Edison Blue Amberol: 1635
When the Maple Leaves Were Falling	T. Taylor	Edison Blue Amberol: 2302
Alice Blue Gown	H.A. Tierney	Edison Blue Amberol: 4108
Don't Take My Darling Boy Away!	A. von Tilzer	Edison Blue Amberol: 2622
What Kind of an American Are You?	A. von Tilzer	Edison Blue Amberol: 3252
⇑On the South Sea Isle	H. von Tilzer	Edison Blue Amberol: 3015
What Could Be Sweeter	H. von Tilzer	Edison Blue Amberol: 3878
Just Suppose	L. Udall	Edison Blue Amberol: 4544
Come Along, Ma Honey	H. Weeks	Edison Blue Amberol: 3534
Chimes of Normandy	J. Wells	Edison Blue Amberol: 3529
Moonlight Bay - Song	P. Wenrich	Indestructible Record: 3264
Daddy Mine	L. Wilson	Edison Blue Amberol: 3555
Whispering Hope - Song	S. Winner	Edison Blue Amberol: 1518
Grandfather's Clock	H.C. Work	Edison Blue Amberol: 2526
Drifting With the Silver Tide	C. Wynne	Edison Blue Amberol: 2673
The Nightingale Song	C. Zeller	Edison Blue Amberol: 2803

Works

This list is arranged by composer and contains 94 works performed by Helen Clark who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Bells of Lee (n.d.), The	Stephen Adams	Helen Clark (perf.)
I'm in Heaven When I'm in My Mother's Arms (1920)	Milton Ager	Howard Johnson (words) Cliff Hess (words) Helen Clark (perf.)
Mrs. Sippi, You're a Grand Old Girl! (1914)	Belle Ashlyn	Helen Clark (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) Charlotte Greenwood (perf.) Sidney Grant (perf.)	Pub.
Man in the Silvery Moon (1905), The	Nathan D. Ayer	A. Seymour Brown (words) Helen Clark (perf.)
After the Roses Have Faded Away (1914)	Ernest Roland Ball	Bessie Buchanan (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Each Stitch Is a Thought of You, Dear (1918)	Billy Baskette	Al Sweet (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Criterion Quartet (perf.)	Pub.
Old Rugged Cross (1913)	George Bennard(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Ernest Hare (perf.)
Baby Swing High, Swing Low (1916)	Leo Bennett(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.)
Stop! Look! Listen! That Hula Hula (1916)	Irving Berlin	Helen Clark (perf.)
All by Myself (1921)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.)
⇑Moonlight and Roses (1925)	Ben Black(w&m)	Edwin H. Lemare (co-author) C.N. Daniels (co-author) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
In the Candle-Light - Song (1913)	Fleta Jan Brown(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.) Bessie Wynn (perf.) Belle Story (perf.) Bert Wainwright (perf.)	Pub.
Wondrous Rose (1917), A	Eunice Waite Burnham	Helen Clark (perf.)
Salvation Lassie of Mine (1918)	Jack Caddigan	Chick Story (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Charles Hart (perf.)
In the Old Sweet Way (1919)	Jack Caddigan	Chick Story (co-author) Helen Clark (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)	Pub.
So Long, Letty (1915)	Earl Carroll(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
My Beautiful Lady (1910)	Ivan Caryll	C.M.S. McLellan (words) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
Knit, Knit, Knit (1917)	Ivan Caryll	Gladys Rice (perf.) Marion Evelyn Cox (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
Boat With My True Love's Name (1893), The	Collin Coe(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.)
My Bugler Boy (1915)	Hermann E. Darewski	R. P Weston (words) Helen Clark (perf.)
Sleep Little Baby of Mine (1922)	Charles Dennée	Inez Barbour (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
⇑I'll Take You Home Again, Pal O'Mine (1923)	Harold Dixon	Claude Sacre (words) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Will Mahoney (perf.)
Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon! (1919)	Willie Eckstein	G. Buck (words) Helen Clark (perf.)
Playmates (1921)	Fred Fisher	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
In the Palace of Dreams (1914)	Leo Friedman	Frank Tyler Daniels (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.) Reine Davies (perf.)
Good-Bye Everybody (1912)	Jean Gilbert	Wm. M. Hough (words) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Sunshine and Cloud (1920)	Charles William Glover	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Linger Longer Letty (1919)	Alfred Goodman	Oliver Morosco (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
O Sing to God (1916)	Charles Gounod	Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
When You're Away (1911)	Bert F. Grant	Joe Young (words) Seymour Brown (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Harvey Hindermyer (perf.)
Let By-Gones Be By-Gones (1914)	Bert F. Grant	Harry Williams (words) Joe Young (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Burkes & Lorraine (perf.)
Lullaby (1920)	E.W. Hanscom	Helen Clark (perf.) Shannon Quartet (perf.)
⇑Come to Me (1913)	Fred Dunham Heltman	A. H. Eastman (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.)
Little Love, a Little Kiss (1916), A	May O. Hill	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Hello Frisco! - Song (1915)	Louis Achille Hirsch	G. Buck (words) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)	Pub.
For Every Boy Who's Lonely, There's a Girl Who's Lonely Too (1911)	Karl L. Hoschna	Otto Hauerbach (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) Harry Anthony (perf.) Ralph C. Herz (perf.)	Pub.
All That I Ask of You Is Love (1910)	Herbert Ingraham	Edgar Selden (words) Helen Clark (perf.) I. D'Armond (perf.) Frank Mullane (perf.) Bessie Wynn (perf.) Della Fox (perf.) Eva Shirley (perf.)
Face to Face (1917)	Herbert Johnson(w&m)	Royal Dadmun (perf.) Harry Anthony (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget (1919)	E. Austin Keith(w&m)	W.V. Brunt (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1919)	Jaan Kenbrovin	John William Kellette (words) Helen Clark (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.) Charles Hart (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) June Caprice (perf.) Helen Carrington (perf.)
When the Ships Come Home (1918)	Jerome Kern	P.G. Wodehouse (words) Helen Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Broken Blossoms (1919)	Robert A. King	Ballard MacDonald (words) Helen Clark (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)
Last Night (1912)	Halfdan Kjerulf	Charles B. Cory (words) Christian Winther (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Frank Ormsby (perf.)
⇑It's a Long Lane That Has No Turning (1911)	Manuel Klein	A.A. Penn (words) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.)	Pub.
When I Met You (1919)	Frank Henri Klickmann	Paul B. Armstrong (words) Helen Clark (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)
When You Hold Me in Your Arms (1919)	Frank Henri Klickmann	George Buchanan (words) Helen Clark (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)	Pub.
When the Lights Are Low (1872)	Gerald M. Lane	Helen Clark (perf.)
Firelight Faces (1905)	Gerald M. Lane	Helen Clark (perf.)
Love's Golden Dream (n.d.)	Lindsay Lennox	Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.)
That Naughty Waltz (1920)	Sol P. Levy	Edwin Stanley (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.) Vivian Holt (perf.) Lillian Rosedale (perf.)
Teenie, Eenie, Weenie Suzi (1915)	Paul Lincke	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
You're My Girl (1915)	Donovan Meher	L. Silbermann (co-author) Mason Dixon (words) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) George Carvey (perf.)
You're a Dangerous Girl - Song (1916)	Jimmie V. Monaco	Grant Clarke (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.) A. Jolson (perf.) Bresnen (perf.)
For You (1913)	Harold Montague	Anon (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.)	Pub.
⇑I Know Why (1919)	Jimmy Morgan	Benny Davis (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Isle of Love (1921)	Maud Murray	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Down Old Virginia Way (1922)	Abe Olman	Gladys Gillette (co-author) Jack Yellen (words) Vernon T. Stevens (words) Walter Scanlan (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.)	Pub.
Daisies Won't Tell (1908)	Anita Owen(w&m)	Manuel Romain (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
When It's Night-Time Down in Burgundy (1914)	Hermann Paley	Alfred Bryan (words) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.)	Pub.
There Are Tears in Your Dear, Dear Eyes (1917)	William Perrins	Helen Clark (perf.)
Molly Dear It's You I'm After (1915)	Henry E. Pether	Frank Wood (words) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Blanche Ring (perf.) Henry Trio (perf.)
I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier (1915)	Al Piantadosi	Alfred Bryan (words) Chee Toy (perf.) Ed Morton (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Chief Tendehoa (perf.) Will J. Ward (perf.)	Pub.
I'm Glad My Boy Grew Up to Be a Soldier (1915)	Al Piantadosi	Helen Clark (perf.)
Underneath the Moon (1920)	Vincent C. Plunkett	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Old Fashioned Garden (1919)	Cole Porter(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Raymond Hitchcock (perf.) Cary Grant (perf.) Alexis Smith (perf.)	Pub.
⇑Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (1915)	Felix Powell	George Asaf (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
I'd Like to Take You Away (1919)	Hugo Riesenfeld	Harry B. Smith (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
There's Not a Song That Trembles (1920)	William T. Rogers	Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
When I Met You Last Night in Dreamland (1911)	Will Rossiter	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Edwin Skedden (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.)
On the Banks of Lovelight Bay (1913)	Will Rossiter(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.)	Pub.
It's Written in the Book of Destiny (1915)	William A. Schroeder	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Where the Red, Red Roses Grow (1913)	Jean Schwartz	Wm. Jerome (words) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Milt Francis (perf.) Ted Holmes (perf.) Lulu Wells (perf.)
I've Made Up My Mind to Mind a Maid Made Up Like You (1920)	Jean Schwartz	Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Mother's Dear Old Chair (1914)	Genevieve Scott	Helen Clark (perf.) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.)
Flee As a Bird (1855)	Mary Dana Shindler	Helen Clark (perf.) George Alexander (perf.)	Pub.
For You (1897)	Sydney Smith	Helen Clark (perf.)
⇑Ship of My Dreams (1913)	Alfred Solman	Arthur J. Lamb (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Harry Anthony (perf.)
Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey (1919)	Charles T. Straight	Joe Lyons (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
Day Dream (1913), A	Anton Strelezki	Helen Clark (perf.)
When the Maple Leaves Were Falling (1912)	Tell Taylor	Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.) Lacy Sisters (perf.)
Alice Blue Gown (1919)	Harry Austin Tierney	J. McCarthy (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Edith Day (perf.)
Don't Take My Darling Boy Away! (1915)	Albert von Tilzer	Will Dillon (words) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.)
What Kind of an American Are You? (1917)	Albert von Tilzer	Lew Brown (words) Chas. McCarron (words) Helen Clark (perf.)	Pub.
On the South Sea Isle (1916)	Harry von Tilzer(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) Irène Bordoni (perf.)
What Could Be Sweeter (1919)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Billy Curtis (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
Just Suppose (1922)	Lyn Udall	Karl Kennett (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Joseph A. Phillips (perf.)
Come Along, Ma Honey (1917)	Harold Weeks(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.)
⇑Chimes of Normandy (1917)	Jack Wells	Alfred Bryan (words) Helen Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Moonlight Bay - Song (1912)	Percy Wenrich	Edward Madden (words) Peerless Quartet (perf.) American Quartet (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Dolly Connolly (perf.)
Daddy Mine (1918)	Lew Wilson(w&m)	A. Dubin (co-author) Helen Clark (perf.) Mae Marsh (perf.)
Whispering Hope - Song (1910)	Septimus Winner	Helen Clark (perf.) Harry Anthony (perf.) Christine Miller (perf.) Marie Rappold (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) Louise Homer (perf.)	Pub.
Grandfather's Clock (1876)	Henry Clay Work(w&m)	Edison Male Quartette (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Burl Ives (perf.) G. Formby Sr. (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Drifting With the Silver Tide (1915)	Cecil Wynne(w&m)	Helen Clark (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.)
Nightingale Song (1891), The	Carl Zeller	Helen F. Tretbar (words) Alma Gluck (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Vincent Bach (perf.)