Clarice Vance (1870-1961)
Last updated: 08.08.25
According to the Internet source given below, Clarice Vance (née Clara Etta Black ) was an American vaudeville performer from the late 1890's to about 1917 born in Ohio. Billed as "The Southern Singer" she sang ragtime and dialect (coon) songs as a solo artist and was also active in farce comedy.
She was married to Mose Gumble, songwriter and manager of Jerome H. Remick & Co. between 1904 and 1917. Gumble wrote Mariar (1905), her most popular song which she recorded at least 3 different versions. She played in the Broadway musical, A Skylark as well as in London at the London Palace on a 26-week appearance.
Her career waned in the mid 1920's and is reported to have been living in San Francisco as a "dramatic coach".
She died in Napa, California.
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Back, Back, Back to Baltimore (1904) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) H. Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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What's the Use of Anything? (1906) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) H. Williams (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Down in Dear Old New Orleans | C. Conrad (music) J. Young (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Indiana | |
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I'm Going to Live Anyhow Until I Die (1901) | S.N. Edmonds (w&m) E. Leonard (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Carroll Johnson (perf.) E. Hogan (perf.) Nicholl Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | W.A. Heelan (w&m) J. Fred Helf (coauth.) Frances Curran (perf.) Zoa Matthews (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Williams & Walker (perf.) Johnnie Carroll (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Joe Bonnell (perf.) Hodges & Launchmere (perf.) Libby & Bennett (perf.) Zoa Matthews (perf.) Gertie Gilson (perf.) Eldridges (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Many Others (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer IMSLP |
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I'm Livin' Easy (1899) | I. Jones (music) Carl Anderson (perf.) Emma Carus (perf.) Frank Cushman (perf.) Belle Davis (perf.) I. Franklin (perf.) Gertie Gilson (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Lydia Hall (perf.) E. Hogan (perf.) Ida Howell (perf.) Steve Jennings (perf.) Edwin R. Lang (perf.) Maud MacIntyre (perf.) Dolly Mestayer (perf.) Merri Osborne (perf.) Gus Pixley (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Virginia | J. Kendis (music) Paley, Herman, b. (coauth.) L. Wood (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Indiana | Pub. | |
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⇑Down on the Brandywine (1904) | J.B. Mullen (music) V. Bryan (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye (1894) | W.H. Penn (music) G. Jefferson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Nothin' From Nothin' Leaves You | E. Rose (music) T. Snyder (coauth.) Rose, Ed (words) T. Snyder (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Indiana | Pub. |
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E.A. van Alstyne | I'm Afraid To Come Home in the Dark (2:57) | Clarice Vance |
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B.H. Burt | I'd Rather Two Step Than Waltz, Bill (2:38) | Clarice Vance |
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M. Gumble | Mariar (1:57) | Clarice Vance |
The peformer is featured on 26 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Back, Back, Back to Baltimore (1904) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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My Hindoo Man (1905) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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What's the Use of Anything? (1906) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1907) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Harry Williams (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Dis!pos!zes! Means Move (1904) | James Timothy Brymn | Ernest Hogan (words) Arthur Dewing (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (1907) | Benjamin Hapgood Burt(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Down in Dear Old New Orleans (1912) | Con Conrad | Jay Whidden (co-author) Joe Young (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'm Going to Live Anyhow Until I Die (1901) | Shepard N. Edmonds | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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I Ain't Going Back to Baltimo' No Mo' (1906) | Shepard N. Edmonds | Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Mariar (1905) | Mose Gumble | Harry Williams (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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⇑Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | Will A. Heelan | J. Fred Helf (co-author)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J. Fred Helf(w&m) | Will. A. Heelan (co-author)
Marie Dressler (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Many Others (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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If Anybody Wants to Meet a Jonah, Shake Hands With Me (1906) | H.H. Hoyt(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Yo' Eyes Are Open But Yo' Sound Asleep (1907) | Billy Johnson | Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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I'm Livin' Easy (1899) | Irving Jones | Clarice Vance (perf.) | |
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Virginia (1904) | James Kendis | Herman Paley (co-author) Leo Wood (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Bring Your Money Home (1899) | Harry S. Miller(w&m) | Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Down on the Brandywine (1904) | James B. Mullen | Vincent Bryan (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) Bob Westford (perf.) |
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Bye-Bye Babykins Bye-Bye (1894) | William H. Penn | Gene Jefferson (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Nothin' From Nothin' Leaves You (1905) | Ed. Rose(w&m) | Ted Snyder (co-author)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Bedelia (1903) | Jean Schwartz | William Jerome (words)
Ellmore Sisters (perf.) Blanche Ring (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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⇑Farewell, Mister Abner Hemingway (1905) | Jean Schwartz | William Jerome (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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All in Down and Out (1906) | Chris Smith | Elmer Bowman (words) R.C. McPherson (words) Johnson (words) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Common Sense (1907) | Chris Smith | John Larkins (co-author)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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You're in the Right Church But the Wrong Pew (1908) | Chris Smith | Cecil Mack (words)
Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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He's My Cousin if She's Your Niece (1914) | Chris Smith | Clarice Vance (perf.) |