Cliff Friend
Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 1, 1893 (Cincinnati), Died June 27, 1974 (Las Vegas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 610 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-25836 | 10-in. | 12/1/1921 | Bow wow blues | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-26052 | 10-in. | 1/25/1922 | Lonesome hours | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-26055 | 10-in. | 1/26/1922 | Wanna | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-26268 | 10-in. | 3/23/1922 | California | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-26561 | 10-in. | 6/20/1922 | Swanee bluebird | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | composer | |
Victor | B-26746 | 10-in. | 8/31/1922 | Cock-a-doodle doo | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27063 | 10-in. | 11/3/1922 | You tell her, I stutter | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-27608 | 10-in. | 2/20/1923 | You said something when you said Dixie | Ross Gorman ; Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle ; Virginians | Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27677 | 10-in. | 3/27/1923 | You tell her—I stutter | Whitey Kaufman ; Original Pennsylvania Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27788 | 10-in. | 4/30/1923 | That's my baby | Lou Holtz | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-28014 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Blue Hoosier blues | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28664 | 10-in. | 10/15/1923 | That's my baby | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28712 | 10-in. | 10/3/1923 | Mamma loves Papa (Papa loves Mamma) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28914 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Melancholy | Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-29103 | 10-in. | 12/4/1923 | Mamma loves Papa, Papa loves Mamma | Ross Gorman ; Jane Green ; Virginians | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | B-29405 | 10-in. | 1/22/1924 | Mr. Radio Man (Tell my mammy to come back home) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-29516 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Where the lazy daisies grow | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-29517 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Iona (I own a bungalow) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano and ukulele | composer | |
Victor | B-29756 | 10-in. | 3/31/1924 | There's yes! yes! in your eyes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-29808 | 10-in. | 3/27/1924 | Where the lazy daisies grow | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-29932 | 10-in. | 4/24/1924 | Mr. Radio Man (Tell my mammy to come back home) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-30529 | 10-in. | 7/23/1924 | There's 'Yes! Yes!' in your eyes | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30571 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | June night (Just give me a June night, the moonlight, and you) | Helen Clark ; Elliott Shaw | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30587 | 10-in. | 8/18/1924 | The last sweetheart of mine | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30637 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | Where the dreamy Wabash flows | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Friend, Cliff, 1893-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88051343
Wikidata: Cliff Friend - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1565638
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66656403
MusicBrainz: Cliff Friend - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48647d73-8755-4ebb-981e-7947e4597212
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