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 251-275 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	81871	10-in.	7/11/1924	Where the dreamy Wabash flows	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140126	10-in.	11/5/1924	June night	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	lyricist
Columbia	140168	10-in.	12/6/1924	When the one you love loves you	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140213	10-in.	12/29/1924	Goo goo goodnight, dear!	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	140380	10-in.	2/19/1925	Somebody like you	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140557	10-in.	4/27/1925	It's time to keep away from you	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W140620	10-in.	5/25/1925	Let me linger longer in your arms	Lewis James ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W140887	10-in.	9/1/1925	Speech!	Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Billy Jones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	140906	10-in.	9/5/1925	Speech!	Joe Friedman ; Billy Jones ; Monte Carlo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (talk)	composer
Columbia	141093	10-in.	10/2/1925	What could be sweeter than you?	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141137	10-in.	10/15/1925	What could be sweeter than you?	Ponce Sisters	Female vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141232	10-in.	11/2/1925	What could be sweeter than you	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	141296	10-in.	11/21/1925	Then I'll be happy	Bob Thomas ; Billy West	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	141306	10-in.	11/24/1925	Then I'll be happy	University Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141350	10-in.	12/4/1925	Then I'll be happy	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141388	10-in.	12/14/1925	Then I'll be happy	Singing Sophomores	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141532	10-in.	1/20/1926	Tamiami Trail	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W141883	10-in.	3/29/1926	Honey bunch	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	141887	10-in.	3/30/1926	Honey bunch	Broadway Bellhops ; Arthur Fields	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	141937	10-in.	4/9/1926	Honey bunch	The Harmonizers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	141989	10-in.	4/20/1926	I love a ukulele	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Ray Stillwell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142164	10-in.	5/6/1926	Honey bunch	Singing Sophomores	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142443	10-in.	7/15/1926	Oh! If I only had you	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	142459	10-in.	7/17/1926	Oh! If I only had you	Confidential Charley	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	142491	10-in.	8/2/1926	Oh! If I only had you	University Six	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 251-275 of 610 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.