Clarence H. St. John

Overview

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:
	Clarence H. St. John	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Cole Smoak (1906)		Colin McDonald
	Collars and Cuffs (1907)		James Pitt-Payne
	Meddlesome (1908)		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Cole Smoak (1906)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Collars and Cuffs (1907)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Meddlesome (1908)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Chris Barber	Band Box, Vol. 1-2
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	The Traditional Jazz Ragtime Collection
Brent Watkins	The Heroes of Parlor Town - Volume 2	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE440	Cole Smoak (1906) - Rag A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days
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

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Cole Smoak (1906)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Collars and Cuffs (1907)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Meddlesome (1908)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Cole Smoak (1906)	C.H. St. John (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
	Collars and Cuffs (1907)	C.H. St. John (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

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

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Cole Smoak	1906	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Collars and Cuffs	1907	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Meddlesome	1908	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
And the Song Came Back (w&m)	1922		Pub.
Verona	?

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	C.H. St. John	Collars and Cuffs (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
	C.H. St. John	Meddlesome (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry