Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and he is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy (Jim) Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1895 (Hannibal), Died July 16, 1971 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, ukulele, kazoo, lyricist

Notes: Often billed or given sub-credit as "Ukulele Ike."

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149806	10-in.	2/5/1930	I'll see you in my dreams	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149807	10-in.	2/5/1930	The moon is low	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149842	10-in.	6/13/1930	Singing a song to the stars	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149843	10-in.	6/13/1930	Sing (A happy little thing)	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149844	10-in.	6/13/1930	You never did that before	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149861	10-in.	10/24/1930	My baby just cares for me	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W149862	10-in.	10/24/1930	Sweet Jennie Lee	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	S-70636	10-in.	Apr. 1922	You've had your day	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8319	10-in.	12/14/1921	You've had your day	Al Bernard ; Frank Kamplain	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Decca	DLA 669	10-in.	12/17/1936	Somebody loves me	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 670	10-in.	12/17/1936	If I had you	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 671	10-in.	12/17/1936	The night is young and you're so beautiful	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 672	10-in.	12/17/1936	St. Louis blues	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1896	10-in.	12/13/1939	Little wooden head	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1897	10-in.	12/13/1939	When you wish upon a star	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1898	10-in.	12/13/1939	Jiminy Cricket	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1899	10-in.	12/13/1939	Give a little whistle	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1900	10-in.	12/13/1939	Turn on the old music box	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1901	10-in.	12/13/1939	Hi-diddle-dee-dee	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1902	10-in.	12/13/1939	I've got no strings	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	DLA 1903	10-in.	12/13/1939	Three cheers for anything	Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	L 8219		3/8/1955	Give a little whistle	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	L 8220		3/8/1955	Jiminy cricket	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	L 8221		3/8/1955	The bird and the cricket and the willow tree-1	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	L 8222		3/4/1955	When you wish upon a star-1, 2	Cliff Edwards		vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 51-75 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edwards, Cliff," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

Edwards, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

"Edwards, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.