Tom Clare (original) (raw)
Tom Clare (26 September 1876 – 30 January 1946) was a British music hall singer from the early twentieth century, who was born in London. He was best known for singing humorous songs, which he self-accompanied on the piano. His parents were Thomas Wright and Harriet Laura née Angell. His father was a jeweller, silversmith and vocalist, who changed his name to George Clare in the early 1900s. He was also involved in a large number of charity concerts in aid of wounded soldiers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| dbo:abstract | Tom Clare (26 September 1876 – 30 January 1946) was a British music hall singer from the early twentieth century, who was born in London. He was best known for singing humorous songs, which he self-accompanied on the piano. His parents were Thomas Wright and Harriet Laura née Angell. His father was a jeweller, silversmith and vocalist, who changed his name to George Clare in the early 1900s. He made his first stage appearance when he was eight years old, with the Mohawk Minstrels. He was particularly well known, in the First World War era, for his ironic, humorous songs, "The Fine Old English Gentleman" (a song which gently mocked the arrival of modernity, "Who Bashed Bill Kaiser?" and "What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy?" This last song (based on a 1915 Savile Lumley propaganda poster, "Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?") criticized those who claimed to be war heroes, but had been busy on the black market, or avoiding work, throughout the war. In another of his songs, he poked fun at certain civilian decorations which had been (in the opinion of The Times) too generously bestowed. Songs of social criticism were rare at this time in the music hall, so Clare's tended to stand out. He can be found on both the 1901 and 1911 census as an entertainer; he was also involved with the Bohemia Theatre at Broadstairs, Kent. He was also involved in a large number of charity concerts in aid of wounded soldiers. Although, like most singers of his time, it was in live shows that he gained his reputation, he began recording his songs on cylinder as early as 1906, with his hit "The Girl in the Big Black Hat". (en) |
| dbo:thumbnail | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Daddy_in_the_great_war.jpg?width=300 |
| dbo:wikiPageID | 18282858 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageLength | 3239 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1083146269 (xsd:integer) |
| dbo:wikiPageWikiLink | dbr:Music_hall dbr:Propaganda dbc:1876_births dbc:Music_hall_performers dbr:The_Times dbr:Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom dbr:London dbc:1946_deaths dbc:English_male_singer-songwriters dbr:Broadstairs dbc:Comedians_from_London dbr:First_World_War dbr:Oxford_University_Press dbr:Poster dbc:Singers_from_London dbr:Chappell_&_Co. dbr:Kent dbr:Phonograph_cylinder dbr:Piano dbr:Civil_awards_and_decorations dbr:File:Daddy_in_the_great_war.jpg |
| dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | dbt:Singer-songwriter-stub dbt:Citation_needed dbt:ISBN dbt:More_citations_needed dbt:Other_people dbt:Reflist dbt:Use_dmy_dates dbt:England-musician-stub |
| dct:subject | dbc:1876_births dbc:Music_hall_performers dbc:1946_deaths dbc:English_male_singer-songwriters dbc:Comedians_from_London dbc:Singers_from_London |
| gold:hypernym | dbr:Singer |
| rdf:type | yago:WikicatComediansFromLondon yago:WikicatMusicHallPerformers yago:WikicatSingersFromLondon yago:Artist109812338 yago:CausalAgent100007347 yago:Comedian109940146 yago:Creator109614315 yago:Entertainer109616922 yago:LivingThing100004258 yago:Musician110339966 yago:Musician110340312 yago:Object100002684 yago:Organism100004475 yago:Performer110415638 yago:Person100007846 yago:PhysicalEntity100001930 yago:YagoLegalActor yago:YagoLegalActorGeo dbo:MusicalArtist yago:Singer110599806 yago:Whole100003553 |
| rdfs:comment | Tom Clare (26 September 1876 – 30 January 1946) was a British music hall singer from the early twentieth century, who was born in London. He was best known for singing humorous songs, which he self-accompanied on the piano. His parents were Thomas Wright and Harriet Laura née Angell. His father was a jeweller, silversmith and vocalist, who changed his name to George Clare in the early 1900s. He was also involved in a large number of charity concerts in aid of wounded soldiers. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Tom Clare (en) |
| owl:sameAs | freebase:Tom Clare yago-res:Tom Clare wikidata:Tom Clare https://global.dbpedia.org/id/4wcyC |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Tom_Clare?oldid=1083146269&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Daddy_in_the_great_war.jpg |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Tom_Clare |
| is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of | dbr:Clare,_Tom |
| is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of | dbr:1946_in_British_music dbr:List_of_songs_about_London dbr:Clare,_Tom dbr:List_of_British_music_hall_performers dbr:Gott_strafe_England dbr:Thomas_Clare |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Tom_Clare |
