Cliff Grass
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-026610 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | Tenpins in the sky | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-026611 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | For the first time | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026612 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | When the circus came to town | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026613 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | When a prince of a fella meets a Cinderella | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026614 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | You're the very last word in love | Gray Gordon ; Betty Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026615 | 10-in. | 8/17/1938 | Heigh-ho, the merry-o | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026861 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | You can't be mine (And someone else's too) | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026862 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Dream girl of Pi K.A. | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026863 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Blue in the black of the night | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026864 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Sixty seconds got together | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026865 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | All ashore | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-026866 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | There's something about an old love | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028103 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | Let me sleep tonight | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028104 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | Emaline | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028105 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | I kissed you in a dream last night (Do you mind?) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028106 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | After looking at you | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028107 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | That's what I want for Christmas | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-028108 | 10-in. | 10/17/1938 | The story book ball | Carl Carelli ; Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Bill North ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030395 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | Over the rainbow | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030396 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | The jitterbug | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030397 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | Off to see the Wizard of Oz | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030398 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | If only I had a brain (If I only had a heart, if I only had the nerve) | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-030399 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | Ding-dong! The witch is dead | Gray Gordon ; Betty Lane ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-030700 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | If I were king of the forest | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-031565 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | Sell your cares for a song | Gordon Goons ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-031566 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | The moon is a silver dollar | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-031567 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | Tell me and I'll tell a million | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-031568 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | Blue Italian waters | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-031569 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | We've come a long way together | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-031570 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | It's all so new to me | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-032924 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | You're so desirable | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032926 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Sing a song of sunbeams | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032928 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | I can't get you out of my mind | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-032929 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Hang your heart on a hickory limb | Cliff Grass ; Leonard W. Joy ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-035739 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | Beer barrel polka (Roll out the barrel) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-035741 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | But it didn't mean a thing | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-035743 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | If I didn't care | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037194 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | Especially for you | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037195 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | The song of the metronome | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037196 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | It seems like old times | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037403 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037406 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | The last trip on the old ship | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-037407 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | You are my dream | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-040490 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Bless you | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-040492 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | I like to recognize the tune | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-040493 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | To you sweetheart, aloha | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041591 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | Just for a thrill | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041592 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | Old mill wheel | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041593 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | Ling'ring on your doorstep | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041594 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | It's all over town (We're thru) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-041595 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | It's funny to everyone but me | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-046089 | 10-in. | 1/9/1940 | I love me (I'm wild about myself) | Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-046090 | 10-in. | 1/9/1940 | Ain't you ashamed | Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-046091 | 10-in. | 1/9/1940 | Gone with the wind | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-046092 | 10-in. | 1/9/1940 | Way back in 1939 | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-048974 | 10-in. | 4/30/1940 | Blackout—hold me tight | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-048975 | 10-in. | 4/30/1940 | It wouldn't be love | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-048976 | 10-in. | 4/30/1940 | Clear out of this world | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-048977 | 10-in. | 4/30/1940 | I love to watch the moonlight | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-050590 | 10-in. | 5/16/1940 | Can't get Indiana off my mind | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-050591 | 10-in. | 5/16/1940 | I can't resist you | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-050592 | 10-in. | 5/16/1940 | My enchantress of the night | Gray Gordon | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-050593 | 10-in. | 5/16/1940 | Adios, Panama | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051547 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | Never took a lesson in my life | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051548 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | Gentlemen of the jury | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051549 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | Looking for yesterday | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-051550 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | I am an American | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-054620 | 10-in. | 7/23/1940 | I could make you care | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-054621 | 10-in. | 7/23/1940 | Molly Malone | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-054622 | 10-in. | 7/23/1940 | Ferry-boat serenade | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-054623 | 10-in. | 7/23/1940 | Pretty little peasant | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-056109 | 10-in. | 9/13/1940 | Dancing on a dime | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-056110 | 10-in. | 9/13/1940 | I hear music | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-056111 | 10-in. | 9/13/1940 | Cuttin' the class | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with shouts | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-056112 | 10-in. | 9/13/1940 | Autumn on the campus | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-056471 | 10-in. | 10/9/1940 | Dream Valley | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057001 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | The lady with red hair | Chet Bruce ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057002 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | Oh! They're making me all over in the army | Gordon Goons ; Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057003 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | The Yankee Doodle polka | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057004 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | The Kerry dance | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-057005 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | I'll take you home again, Kathleen | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | 82903 | 6/2/1952 | Walkin' my baby back home | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 83140 | 7/21/1952 | My heart's in the ring | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87065 | 11/12/1954 | My honey's lovin' arms | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87136 | 11/30/1954 | Pupalina (My little doll) | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87137 | 11/30/1954 | No more | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87379 | 1/27/1955 | Softly, softly | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87381 | 1/27/1955 | Way down yonder in New Orleans | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87631 | 4/1/1955 | You knock at my heart | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87632 | 4/1/1955 | Hey Mr. Banjo | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 87645 | 4/1/1955 | Marty | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grass, Cliff," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104829.
Grass, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104829.
"Grass, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Grass, Cliff - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85038178
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