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 526-550 of 610 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	106Ch-107Ch	10-in.	3/14/1924	Mr. Radio Man	Isham Jones Orchestra ; Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C1167-C1169	10-in.	10/3/1927	A night in June	Eddie Dunstedter	Pipe organ solo	composer
Brunswick	LAE227	10-in.	July 1928	You’re a real sweetheart	Anthony Galla-Rini	Accordion solo, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	LAT988	10-in.	4/1/1931	At last I’m happy	Herb Atkins California Country Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	LA28-LA29	10-in.	May 1925	Let it rain, let it pour	Bill Hatch ; Charlie Wellman	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	292W-295W	10-in.	1/28/1925	My gal don’t love me anymore	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	309W-310W	10-in.	2/3/1925	Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning)	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	388W-391W	10-in.	2/19/1925	Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning)	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	561W-563W	10-in.	3/17/1925	Let it rain, let it pour	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	835W-837W	10-in.	5/21/1925	The melody that made you mine	Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band]	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	885W-887W	10-in.	6/19/1925	Let me linger longer in your arms	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	927W-928W	10-in.	6/24/1925	The melody that made you mine	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 154-a]	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1927	I told them all about you	Leslie Hutchinson ; Alice Morley	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 175-a]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1928	The sunrise	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	MEM32	10-in.	7/3/1939	I told them all about you	Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Edison	8301	10-in.	11/23/1921	Bow wow blues (My mama treats me like a dog)	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	8412	10-in.	4/8/1922	California	Vincent Lopez Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8447	10-in.	5/9/1922	Sing song man	Natzy's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8477	10-in.	6/5/1922	Swanee bluebird	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8609	10-in.	9/28/1922	Cock-a-doodle-doo	Harry Raderman's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8639	10-in.	10/18/1922	You tell her—I stutter	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8710	10-in.	12/26/1922	Jennie	Stevens' Quartet	Instrumental quartet	songwriter
Edison	8765	10-in.	10/4/1923	Melancholy	Ernest L. Stevens Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Edison	8842	10-in.	2/7/1923	You said something when you said "Dixie"	Robert Denning ; Jack Holt	Male vocal duet	composer
Edison	8843	10-in.	2/13/1923	You tell her—I stutter	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 526-550 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.