Clarence H. St. John 
Last updated: 01.02.24
Clarence H. St. John is another of those little known ragtime composers. He was presumably American and is best known for his Cole Smoak (1906) which was published by Scott Joplin's principal publisher, John Stark of Missouri.


Websites:
url15.gif Clarence H. St. John Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Cole Smoak (1906) Colin McDonald
audiomidi15.gif Collars and Cuffs (1907) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Meddlesome (1908) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Cole Smoak (1906) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Collars and Cuffs (1907) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Meddlesome (1908) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
cd15.gif Chris Barber Band Box, Vol. 1-2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists The Traditional Jazz Ragtime Collection flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Brent Watkins The Heroes of Parlor Town - Volume 2 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15es.gif
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE440 Cole Smoak (1906) - Rag
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE1292 Collars and Cuffs (1907) - Rag Two Step
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx.3¾ mins.
print-on-demand €12.00 £10.00 $15.50  
DBE1293 Meddlesome (1908) - Rag
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
print-on-demand €9.00 £7.50 $11.75  
     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Cole Smoak (1906) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Collars and Cuffs (1907) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Meddlesome (1908) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Cole Smoak (1906) C.H. St. John (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Collars and Cuffs (1907) C.H. St. John (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Clarence H. St. John. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Cole Smoak 1906 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Collars and Cuffs 1907 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  Pub. youtube15.jpg audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Meddlesome 1908 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  Pub. youtube15.jpg audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
And the Song Came Back (w&m) 1922  Pub.
Verona ?  wvicon.gif
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg C.H. St. John Collars and Cuffs (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg C.H. St. John Meddlesome (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry