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 1-25 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-25836	10-in.	12/1/1921	Bow wow blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26052	10-in.	1/25/1922	Lonesome hours	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26055	10-in.	1/26/1922	Wanna	Clyde Doerr Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26268	10-in.	3/23/1922	California	Clyde Doerr Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26561	10-in.	6/20/1922	Swanee bluebird	Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band, with whistling	composer
Victor	B-26746	10-in.	8/31/1922	Cock-a-doodle doo	Clyde Doerr Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27063	10-in.	11/3/1922	You tell her, I stutter	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27608	10-in.	2/20/1923	You said something when you said Dixie	Ross Gorman ; Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle ; Virginians	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27677	10-in.	3/27/1923	You tell her—I stutter	Whitey Kaufman ; Original Pennsylvania Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27788	10-in.	4/30/1923	That's my baby	Lou Holtz	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28014	10-in.	5/18/1923	Blue Hoosier blues	Great White Way Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28664	10-in.	10/15/1923	That's my baby	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28712	10-in.	10/3/1923	Mamma loves Papa (Papa loves Mamma)	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28914	10-in.	11/7/1923	Melancholy	Virginians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29103	10-in.	12/4/1923	Mamma loves Papa, Papa loves Mamma	Ross Gorman ; Jane Green ; Virginians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	B-29405	10-in.	1/22/1924	Mr. Radio Man (Tell my mammy to come back home)	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-29516	10-in.	2/15/1924	Where the lazy daisies grow	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-29517	10-in.	2/15/1924	Iona (I own a bungalow)	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with piano and ukulele	composer
Victor	B-29756	10-in.	3/31/1924	There's yes! yes! in your eyes	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29808	10-in.	3/27/1924	Where the lazy daisies grow	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29932	10-in.	4/24/1924	Mr. Radio Man (Tell my mammy to come back home)	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-30529	10-in.	7/23/1924	There's 'Yes! Yes!' in your eyes	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30571	10-in.	8/13/1924	June night (Just give me a June night, the moonlight, and you)	Helen Clark ; Elliott Shaw	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30587	10-in.	8/18/1924	The last sweetheart of mine	Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30637	10-in.	8/13/1924	Where the dreamy Wabash flows	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 610 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.