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 401-425 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	80052	10-in.	6/2/1926	Honey bunch	Harry Raderman ; The Red Hotters	Jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	80187	10-in.	10/21/1926	Here comes Fatima! (With her ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay)	Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80199	10-in.	11/5/1926	Hello, bluebird	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W80211	10-in.	11/12/1926	I'm tellin' the birds, tellin' the bees (How I love you)	Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80232	10-in.	12/1/1926	Elsie Shultz-en-heim	Billy Jones ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W80292	10-in.	1/7/1927	I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees, how I love you	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	W80697	10-in.	4/5/1927	The whisper song	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W80732	10-in.	4/14/1927	The whisper song	The Goofus Five	Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
OKeh	W80802	10-in.	4/30/1927	Hello, bluebird	Whistler and his Jug Band	Instrumental quartet	composer
OKeh	W81116	10-in.	6/28/1927	Carolina mine	Gerald Macy ; John Ryan	Male vocal duet, with whistling and piano	lyricist
OKeh	W81246	10-in.	8/17/1927	Give me a night in June	Noble Sissle	Male vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81259	10-in.	8/22/1927	Give me a night in June	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81338	10-in.	9/9/1927	Moonlit waters	Stan Thompson	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	W81925	10-in.	12/7/1927	There's something Spanish in your eyes	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
OKeh	W81931	10-in.	12/12/1927	The sunrise (Will bring another day for you)	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400041	10-in.	1/23/1928	(I'm cryin' 'cause I know I'm) Losing you	Rube Bloom	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W400674	10-in.	5/16/1928	So dear	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W400783	10-in.	6/12/1928	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer
OKeh	W400954	10-in.	6/26/1928	You're a real sweetheart	Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	composer
OKeh	W401020	10-in.	7/12/1928	You're a real sweetheart	Arnold Frank Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W401041	10-in.	7/31/1928	You're a real sweetheart	Irene Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	W401136	10-in.	9/21/1928	It goes like this (That funny melody)	Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W401281	10-in.	11/1/1928	My blackbirds are bluebirds now	Goofus Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W401752	10-in.	3/27/1929	My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403227	10-in.	11/4/1929	Same old moon (Same old June, but not the same old you)	Virginia Willrich and her Texas Rangers	Jazz/dance quintet	composer

(Results 401-425 of 610 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.