Clifford Grey
Clifford Grey (5 January 1887 – 25 September 1941) was an English songwriter, librettist, actor and screenwriter. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray. Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and lyricist for composers including Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Howard Talbot, Ivan Caryll and George Gershwin. Among his best-remembered songs are two from early in his career, in 1916: "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)" and "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm". His later hits include "Got a Date with an Angel" and "Spread a Little Happiness". For 35 years after 1979 it was widely believed that Grey secretly competed as an American bobsleigher, under the name Clifford "Tippy" Gray, in two Winter Olympics, in 1928 and 1932, winning gold medals, but it was finally shown that the sportsman was a different person. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1887 (Birmingham), Died September 25, 1941 (Ipswich)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings (Results 151-169 of 169 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C4780 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | Nobody’s using it now | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5031 | 10-in. | 12/17/1929 | Nobody’s using it now | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LTR270 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | When I’m looking at you | Pietro Gentile | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LTR271 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | The lash | Pietro Gentile | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LAE689 | 10-in. | 1/16/1930 | La canción del bandido (The rogue song) | Californians | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LAE690 | 10-in. | 1/16/1930 | When I’m looking at you | Californians | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LAE771 | 10-in. | 4/30/1930 | In my arms tonight | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | LAE820 | 10-in. | 6/24/1930 | This is love | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
Brunswick | SA441 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | Dream lover (Amante soñador) | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | SA442 | 10-in. | 10/23/1929 | My love parade (Desfille del amor) | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Edison | 9870 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | To-morrow's another day | Helen Clark ; Jack Stillman Orchestra ; Joseph A. Phillips | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Edison | 10796 | 10-in. | 1/27/1926 | The road of dreams | Arthur Hall ; Tennessee Happy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 11043 | 10-in. | 6/15/1926 | Valencia | National Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Edison | 11681 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | Hallelujah! | Arthur Fields ; Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 18369 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Ma belle | Louis Lilienfeld Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elliott Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA4787 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | Don't play with fire | Bert Firman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B6452 | 10-in. | 2/27/1933 | The moment I saw you | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B6453 | 10-in. | 2/27/1933 | My heart's to let | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B6454 | 10-in. | 2/27/1933 | When you've fallen in love | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grey, Clifford," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.
Grey, Clifford. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.
"Grey, Clifford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Grey, Clifford, 1887-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89019130
Wikidata: Clifford Grey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1101276
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43856190
MusicBrainz: Clifford Grey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5c58002-376b-4961-8ab3-23af9c7c9462
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