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

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

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	142602	10-in.	9/11/1926	Hum your troubles away	The Harmonizers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	142655	10-in.	9/20/1926	Hum your troubles away	Night Club Orchestra ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W142691	10-in.	9/25/1926	Elsie Schultz-en-heim	Al Lentz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	142705	10-in.	9/30/1926	Elsie Schultz-en-heim	Tommy Christian Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	142728	10-in.	10/5/1926	Elsie Shultz-en-heim	Albert Campbell ; Jack Kaufman	Male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	142751	10-in.	10/8/1926	Here comes Fatima	Broadway Bellhops ; Jack Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	142752	10-in.	10/8/1926	Hello bluebird	Broadway Bellhops ; Jimmy Flynn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142799	10-in.	10/28/1926	Hello bluebird	Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W142836	10-in.	10/19/1926	Elsie Schultz-en-heim	Frank Harris	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	142838	10-in.	10/19/1926	Hello bluebird	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142870	10-in.	10/25/1926	Here comes Fatima	California Ramblers ; Frank Harris	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142917	10-in.	11/5/1926	Hello bluebird	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and celeste	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142918	10-in.	11/5/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and celeste	composer
Columbia	W142920	10-in.	11/6/1926	A lonesome boy's letter back home	Kenneth Casey	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142939	10-in.	11/16/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Constance Mering	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	142946	10-in.	11/18/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Frank Bessinger ; The Westerners	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	142948	10-in.	11/18/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W142979	10-in.	12/2/1926	I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees how I love you	The Foursome ; Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Columbia	W143219	10-in.	12/24/1926	So will I	Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	143327	10-in.	1/20/1927	Voom voom	Frank Cornwell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	W143416	10-in.	2/19/1927	I'm back in love again	Alan "Punch" Green	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W143470	10-in.	2/14/1927	I'm back in love again	Charles Kaley ; Radiolites	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	143484	10-in.	2/16/1927	Hello cutie	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	143503	10-in.	2/21/1927	Hello cutie	Lou Gold Orchestra ; Jack Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W143545	10-in.	2/28/1927	Hello cutie	Billy Day	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer

(Results 276-300 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.