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 (Results 401-425 of 610 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 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.

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