Sidney Clare

Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 - August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include On the Good Ship Lollipop (recorded by Shirley Temple), Youre My Thrill (recorded by Billie Holiday), and Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (featured in the cartoon One Froggy Evening).

In 1929, Clare wrote his first full film score for Street Girl. He did the film scores for Tanned Legs, Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round, Sing and Be Happy, Hit the Deck, Jimmy and Sally, Bright Eyes, The Littlest Rebel and Rascals.

The Oxford English Dictionary credits Clare with the earliest usage of the term "rock and roll" in 1934 on the soundtrack for the movie Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round.

In the early 1940s Clare and several of his fellow hitmakers formed a sensational review called Songwriters on Parade, performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits.

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Co-writers

Clare worked with numerous other composers to produce hits including:

• Con Conrad
• Cliff Friend
• Lew Pollack
• Sam Stept
• Lew Brown
• Richard A. Whiting
• Jay Gorney
• Harry Warren
• Vincent Youmans
• Oscar Levant
• James V. Monaco
• Buddy De Sylva
• Joe Young

Selective list of songs

• On the Good Ship Lollipop
• What Do You Mean by Loving Somebody Else?
• Im Missin Mammys Kissin
• Weep No More My Mammy
• Oo-Oo Ernest
• A New Kind of Man
• Ma, he's making eyes at me (with Con Conrad)
• Big Butter and Egg Man
• Me and the Boyfriend
• Were Back Together Again
• Then Ill Be Happy
• Miss Annabelle Lee
• One Sweet Letter From You
• Lovable and Sweet
• My Dream Memory
• Keeping Myself for You
• Youre My Thrill
• Ive Got You on Top of My List
• It Was A Night in June
• Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

References

Songwriters Hall of Fame

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