Clarence Gaskill (1892-1947)
Last updated: 07.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, Clarence Gaskill was an American composer and lyricist active during the 1920s to early 1930s. His most well-known songs include, Doo-Wacka-Doo (1921) published by Leo Feist, New York, USA, I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (1927), and Prisoner of Love (1932)..
Of ragtime interest is Uncle Sammy at the Piano (1923) published by Jack Mills Inc., New York, USA.
Of ragtime interest is Uncle Sammy at the Piano (1923) published by Jack Mills Inc., New York, USA.
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| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Way Down in Cotton Town (1910) | W.V. Brunt Fred Hillebrand |
Indestructible Record: 1370 | |
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As You Were When I First Met You (1920) | Charles Hart Lewis James |
Edison Blue Amberol: 4055 | |
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I'm Wild About Horns on Automobiles (1928) | Jack Kaufman | Edison Blue Amberol: 5648 | |
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I've Got the Blues For My Kentucky Home (1921) | Premier Quartet | Edison Blue Amberol: 4219 |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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As You Were When I First Met You (1918) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Doo Wacka Doo (1924) | W. Donaldson George Horther |
James Pitt-Payne |
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Happy and Go - Lucky in My Old Kentucky Home (1923) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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I'm Gonna Build a Home in Heaven (1933) | Unknown | |
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I've Got the Red, White and Blues (1921) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Kentucky Blues (1921) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Mister Whitney's Little Jitney Bus (1915) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Way Down in Cotton Town (1910) | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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I've Got the Blues For My Kentucky Home (1920) | C. Gaskill | Aileen Stanley | Victor: B-24655 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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As You Were When I First Met You (1918) | C. Gaskill (w&m) Gladys Leslie (perf.) Gladys Leslie (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Doo Wacka Doo (1924) | C. Gaskill (w&m) W. Donaldson (coauth.) George Horther (coauth.) Singer Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Happy and Go - Lucky in My Old Kentucky Home (1923) | C. Gaskill (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I'm Gonna Build a Home in Heaven (1933) | C. Gaskill (w&m) Kate Smith (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I've Got the Red, White and Blues (1921) | C. Gaskill (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Kentucky Blues (1921) | C. Gaskill (w&m) Howard Bros (perf.) Nelson & Cronin (perf.) Nelson & Cronin (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Mister Whitney's Little Jitney Bus (1915) | C. Gaskill (music) A. Seymour Brown (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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⇑Tony Spagoni's Cabaret (1917) | C. Gaskill (music) Al Dubin (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Uncle Sammy at the Piano (1923) | C. Gaskill (music) C. Gaskill (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | |
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Waltzing the Blues (1922) | C. Gaskill (w&m) Alice Maison (perf.) Billy Reardon (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Way Down in Cotton Town (1910) | C. Gaskill (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 49 works by Clarence Gaskill (1892-1947).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Way Down in Cotton Town | 1910 | Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Fred Hillebrand (perf.) |
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| Back to the Factory, Mary | 1912 | Jack Daly (perf.) | |
| I'm the Guy | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Look at Me, I'm the Guy | 1912 | Charles Shisler (co-author) Clarence Gaskill (words) Charles Shisler (words) Geo. E. Reed (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Three Cheers: Base-Ball Is a Grand Old Game | 1912 | Billy Parker (words) | |
| All I Want Is a Beautiful Girl | 1913 | Gustav Benkhart (words) Al Dubin (words) |
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| Caterpillar Crawl, The | 1913 |  |
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| When I Get Married To-Day | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Mister Whitney's Little Jitney Bus | 1915 | A. Seymour Brown (words) | |
| Little Colleen | 1917 | Alfred Dubin (words) Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (perf.) |
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| That's a Mother's Liberty Loan | 1917 | Mayo & Tally (words) | |
| ⇑ Tony Spagoni's Cabaret | 1917 | Al Dubin (words) | Pub. |
| As You Were When I First Met You (w&m) | 1918 | Charles Hart (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Gladys Leslie (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Thank You Mr. Hoover | 1918 | ||
| I've Got the Blues For My Kentucky Home (w&m) | 1920 | Nelson & Cronin (perf.) Premier Quartet (perf.) Aileen Stanley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I've Got the Red, White and Blues (w&m) | 1921 | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Kentucky Blues (w&m) | 1921 | Howard Bros (perf.) Nelson & Cronin (perf.) |
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| Waltzing the Blues (w&m) | 1922 | Alice Maison (perf.) Billy Reardon (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Bug House Fables (w&m) | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Happy and Go - Lucky in My Old Kentucky Home | 1923 | |
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| Uncle Sammy at the Piano | 1923 | Clarence Gaskill (perf.) | |
| Doo Wacka Doo (w&m) | 1924 | Will Donaldson (co-author) George Horther (co-author) Sophia Bennett (perf.) Alice May Howard (perf.) Singer Sisters (perf.) Paul Whiteman (perf.) |
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| Dove of Love | 1924 | |
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| How I Love Her and She Loves Me Is Nobody's Business (w&m) | 1925 | Irving Mills (co-author) Cliff Edwards (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Nobody's Business | 1925 | Irving Mills (words) | Pub. |
| Sentimental Sally | 1925 | Billy Rose (words) | |
| Thinking of You (w&m) | 1925 | ||
| ⇑ I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me | 1926 | Jimmy McHugh (co-author) Evelyn Hoey (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Don't Mind Being All Alone | 1926 | Jimmy McHugh (co-author) Irving Mills (co-author) |
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| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (w&m) | 1926 | |
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| I Love to Dunk a Hunk of Sponge Cake (w&m) | 1928 | Ernest Hare (perf.) Billy Jones (perf.) |
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| I'm Wild About Horns on Automobiles (w&m) | 1928 | Jack Kaufman (perf.) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Eddie Cantor's Automobile Horn Song | 1929 | Charles Tobias (co-author) George G. Bennett (co-author) Sam Carlton. (co-author) Eddie Cantor (perf.) |
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| Baby Lindy | 1930 | Irving Mills (co-author) | |
| Check! and Double Check! (w&m) | 1930 | Tom Neely (co-author) Harry Blythe (co-author) |
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| Gold Star Mothers' Parade (w&m) | 1930 | Pub. | |
| Mug Song, The (w&m) | 1930 | |
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| Minnie the Moocher | 1931 | Cab Calloway (words) Irving Mills (words) |
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| Another Perfect Day Has Passed Away (w&m) | 1933 | Ethel Shutta (perf.)
Arr. by Haia Kaa & R. H Noeltner |
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| I'm Gonna Build a Home in Heaven (w&m) | 1933 | Kate Smith (perf.) | |
| Shepherd of the Air (w&m) | 1933 | |
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| All Aboard For Santa Claus (w&m) | 1939 | |
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| Make Ev'ry Day Thanksgiving Day (w&m) | 1939 | |
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| ⇑ Please Don't Swing the Old Songs (w&m) | 1941 | Pub. | |
| Rauss Adolf Forever | 1941 | Thomas Hughes (words) | |
| Hang That Paperhanger to the Sour Apple Tree (w&m) | 1944 | Patti (co-author) Gaskill (co-author) |
Pub. |
| I Need Vitamin U (w&m) | 1944 | ||
| President Harry S. Truman March | 1945 | Pub. |