Cliff Nazarro

Clifford Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961 ) was an American double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in films such as You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Swivel Tongue with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins with William Boyd, and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942) as Barney Google.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 31, 1904 (New Haven), Died February 18, 1961

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist, composer, speaker, author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BSHQ-72837 10-in. 6/2/1932 Is I in love? I is Cliff Nazarro ; Roane's Pennsylvanians ; Snowball Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor BSHQ-72838 10-in. 6/2/1932 Good-bye blues Roane's Pennsylvanians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and vocal chorus vocalist  
Victor BSHQ-72840 10-in. 6/2/1932 Charlie two-step Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BSHQ-72841 10-in. 6/2/1932 Cast your sins away Roane's Pennsylvanians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Victor BSHQ-72842 10-in. 6/2/1932 Sleep, come on and take me Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-042675 10-in. 9/13/1939 I'll remember Cliff Nazarro Comic monologue, with organ vocalist  
Victor BS-042676 10-in. 9/13/1939 How to learn to tap dance Cliff Nazarro Comic monologue with piano vocalist  
Victor BS-073478 10-in. 3/25/1942 News of the world Cliff Nazarro Comic monologue speaker, author  
Victor BS-073479 10-in. 3/25/1942 You go your way (And I'll go crazy) Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Columbia 141210 10-in. 10/29/1925 Headin' for Louisville Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 141213 10-in. 10/29/1925 I wonder where my baby is to-night Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 141504 10-in. 1/16/1926 You ought to see what's waiting for me Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 141505 10-in. 1/16/1926 Why don't you marry the girl? Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 142661 10-in. 9/21/1926 Susie's "feller" Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 142662 10-in. 9/21/1926 Gone again gal Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nazarro, Cliff," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112640.

Nazarro, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112640.

"Nazarro, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112640

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