Cliff Bruner

Clifton Lafayette Bruner (April 25, 1915 – August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the Western Swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popular melodies of the times.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 25, 1915 (Texas City), Died August 25, 2000

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 204 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64511	10-in.	9/14/1938	I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	64512	10-in.	9/14/1938	Sittin' on the moon	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	64513	10-in.	9/14/1938	Kangaroo blues	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	64514	10-in.	9/14/1938	I'll keep on loving you	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	64515	10-in.	9/14/1938	I hate to lose you	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Decca	64558	10-in.	9/21/1938	Carry the good work on	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64559	10-in.	9/21/1938	I'll get mine bye and bye	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64560	10-in.	9/21/1938	Small town Mama No.2	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64561	10-in.	9/21/1938	Easy rollin' Sue	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64566	10-in.	9/21/1938	She's sellin' what she used to give away	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64567	10-in.	9/21/1938	I ain't goin' your way	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	64568	10-in.	9/21/1938	Old fashioned sweetheart	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66300	10-in.	8/26/1939	Jessie	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66301	10-in.	8/26/1939	Over the hill	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66302	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'll keep on smiling	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66303	10-in.	8/26/1939	Truck driver's blues	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66304	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'm tired of you	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66305	10-in.	8/26/1939	Because	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66306	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'll forgive you (but I just can't forget)	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66307	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'm still in love with you	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66325	10-in.	8/29/1939	I didn't know	Floyd Tillman	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66326	10-in.	8/29/1939	There must be someone for me	Floyd Tillman	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66327	10-in.	8/29/1939	I'm always dreaming of you	Floyd Tillman	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66328	10-in.	8/29/1939	Don't be blue	Floyd Tillman	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66329	10-in.	8/29/1939	I never felt this way before	Floyd Tillman	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 101-125 of 204 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bruner, Cliff," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

Bruner, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

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