George McClennon was a dancer and novelty clarinetist who was very active in African-American theatre and vaudeville from 1910 up until his death in 1937. McClennon’s records are a very good example of a style of playing the clarinet called “gas pipe”. “Gas pipe” clarinet players used the instrument to produce all kinds of honks, growls, squeaks and effects that sounded like animal noises, laughter and so forth. This style of playing was meant to be humorous and McClennon upped the entertainment value by performing comic acrobatic dances while he played.McClennon died in 1937 in Chicago of tuberculosis. He was the adopted son of Bert Williams and like his adopted father he often performed in blackface makeup. George McClennon earliest records were released under the name of the Harlem Trio in 1923 and 1924.
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Anyone Want To Try My Cabbage? (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) | 5-7-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8236 |
| Bologny (George McClennon) | 6-11-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8337 |
| Box Of Blues (George McClennon) | 9-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8143-B |
| Cut Throat Blues (George McClennon) | 5-2-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8214 |
| Cotton Club Stomp (George McClennon) | 9-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8397-A |
| Dark Alley Blues (George McClennon) | 9-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8143-A |
| Disaster (Troy / Banks) | 8-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8406-A |
| Everybody But Me (Troy / Dowell) | 6-11-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8337 |
| Home Alone Again Blues (John Holmes / Fats Waller) | 5-7-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8236 |
| Larkin Street Blues (Heywood) | 5-2-1925 | New York, New York | Okeh 8214 |
| Michigan Water Blues (Clarence Williams) | 9-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8150-A |
| Narrow Escape (Easton) | 9-29-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8406-B |
| New Orleans Wiggle (A. J. Piron / Peter Bocage) | 9-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8150-B |
| Pig’s Foot Blues (George McClennon) | 8-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8397-B |
| Stolen Kisses (Are The Sweetest) (Williams) | 6-18-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8329 |
| While You’re Sneaking Out (Somebody Else Is Eazin’ In) (Dowell) | 6-18-1926 | New York, New York | Okeh 8329 |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Buddy Christian | Banjo |
| Bob Fuller | Clarinet |
| Eddie Heywood, Sr. | Piano |
| Charlie Irvis | Trombone |
| John Lindsay | Trombone |
| George McClennon | Clarinet |
| Tom Morris | Cornet |
| Clarence Williams | Piano |
| unknown | Cornet, Trombone, Banjo, Bass Brass, Piano, Drums |
