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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 351-375 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	148883	10-in.	8/15/1929	Bashful baby	Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Dick Burnett	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148943	10-in.	8/28/1929	Satisfied!	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	148966	10-in.	9/3/1929	Same old moon (Same old June—but not the same old you)	Irving Kaufman ; Ted Bartell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W148988	10-in.	9/10/1929	Bottoms up	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	W148989	10-in.	9/10/1929	Bigger and better than ever	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	149011	10-in.	9/17/1929	Bigger and better than ever	Arthur Fields ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	149012	10-in.	9/17/1929	Bottoms up	Arthur Fields ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W149014	10-in.	9/18/1929	Same old moon	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W149065	10-in.	9/27/1929	Same old moon (Same old June—but not the same old you	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W151197	10-in.	1/12/1931	At last I'm happy	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151549	10-in.	5/11/1931	I "wanna" sing about you	Paul Tremaine Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151748	10-in.	8/24/1931	It's great to be in love	The Knickerbockers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W152249	10-in.	8/5/1932	You've got me in the palm of your hand	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	songwriter
Columbia	W152273	10-in.	8/18/1932	Let's have a party	Joe Haymes Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W152329	10-in.	12/12/1932	The language of love	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152757	10-in.	5/29/1934	Freckle face, you're beautiful	Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	H1145	10-in.	11/29/1944	Gonna build a big fence around Texas	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	HCO3058	10-in.	12/26/1947	Lone star moon	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	32405	10-in.	2/10/1942	Wherever you are	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W351018	10-in.	5/9/1931	I "wanna" sing about you	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W351117	10-in.	10/22/1931	My bluebird's back again	The Campus Collegiates [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Bobby Dix	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W365016	10-in.	6/8/1931	It looks like Susie	Billy "Uke" Carpenter	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	o-8225	10-in.	ca. Nov. 1921	Oh dear	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	8469	10-in.	Oct. 1923	Mama loves Papa, Papa loves Mama	Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	9326	10-in.	Sept. 1925	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 351-375 of 610 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.