Clarence Woods  (1888-1956)
Last updated: 01.02.24
Clarence Woods was a white American performer/composer of ragtime music and other pieces and reputed to have been a brilliant pianist to whom performing was more important than composing. He is perhaps best known for his Slippery Elm Rag (1912) and Sleepy Hollow (1918), both of which are still recorded even today.


Websites:
url15.gif Clarence Woods Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Slippery Elm Rag (1912) Colin McDonald
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Sleepy Hollow Rag (1918) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Slippery Elm Rag (1912) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Brass Music CDs:
cd15.gif Avatar Brass Quintet Magnetic Rags: Ragtime for Brass flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime/Paganini: 24 Caprices CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
cd15.gif Dave Dallwitz Hooked on Ragtime - Vol. II flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif William Bolcom Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Sue Keller Ol' Muddy CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
cd15.gif Gary Smart American Beauty: A Ragtime Bouquet CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Max Morath Jonah Man: A Tribute to Bert Williams CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Kathy Craig Fine Rags and Other Material CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Bill Edwards The Rag's the Thing
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE418 Sleepy Hollow Rag (1918) - Unique Rag Novelty
D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE419 Slippery Elm Rag (1912)
D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Sleepy Hollow Rag (1918) D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Slippery Elm Rag (1912) D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Sleepy Hollow Rag (1918) C. Woods (music)
B. Edwards (perf.)
Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Worried Blues (1916) C. Woods (music)
Leroy Williams (coauth.)
Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 15 works by Clarence Woods (1888-1956). 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
       
Meteor March 1903  wvicon.gif
Slippery Elm Rag 1912 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Parazade 1914  wvicon.gif
Rusty Nails 1914  Pub.
Pray For the Lights to Go Out 1915 Clyde Olney (words)  wvicon.gif
Graveyard Blues, The (w&m) 1916 John S. Caldwell (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Worried Blues 1916 Leroy Williams (co-author)  Pub.
Sleepy Hollow Rag 1918 Bill Edwards (perf.)
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
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Fever Heat 1919 - Piano Roll
Who's Been Playin' Papa 'round Here While I've Been Gone? (w&m) 1919  wvicon.gif
Black Satin 1920 - Piano Rol
Oklahoma, I Love You 1938 Opal Harrison Williford (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Salute to the Blue and White 1944
Oklahoma Military Academy March 1947
Oklahoma, U.S.A 1949
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg C. Woods Sleepy Hollow Rag (5:28) B. Edwards