Cliff Bruner

Clifton Lafayette Bruner (April 25, 1915 – August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the Western Swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popular melodies of the times.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 25, 1915 (Texas City), Died August 25, 2000

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 204 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-063090	10-in.	4/11/1941	Jersey side jive	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BS-063091	10-in.	4/11/1941	Rainbow Island	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Victor	BS-071162	10-in.	10/10/1941	Monita	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	String band	songwriter
Victor	BS-071167	10-in.	10/10/1941	Where an angel waits for me	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-072053	10-in.	1/22/1942	I hung my head and cried	John "Dusty" King ; Range Busters	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Victor	BS-073624	10-in.	3/19/1942	I hung my head and cried	Elton Britt	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	BS-074124	10-in.	3/2/1942	I hung my head and cried	Harvey Crawford ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-3094	10-in.	1/13/1950	Unfaithful one	Montana Slim	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	HCO4222	10-in.	8/6/1950	Out of business	Little Jimmy Dickens	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO42659	10-in.	1/18/1950	Unfaithful one	Ray Smith	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Decca	60610	10-in.	3/3/1936	Somebody's been using that thing	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60611	10-in.	3/3/1936	The Sheik of Araby	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60612	10-in.	3/3/1936	Beale Street Mama	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60613	10-in.	3/3/1936	Mama don't allow it	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60614	10-in.	3/3/1936	Our baby boy	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60615	10-in.	3/3/1936	Mexicali rose	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60616	10-in.	3/3/1936	Stay on the right side sister	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60617	10-in.	3/3/1936	If you can't get five, take two	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60618	10-in.	3/3/1936	Cielito lindo (Beautiful heaven)	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60619	10-in.	3/3/1936	The waltz you saved for me	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60620	10-in.	3/3/1936	The eyes of Texas	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60621	10-in.	3/3/1936	I had someone else before I had you	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60622	10-in.	3/3/1936	I've got the blues for Mammy	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60623	10-in.	3/3/1936	Texas hambone blues	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	60624	10-in.	3/3/1936	Easy ridin' Papa	Milton Brown		instrumentalist, violin

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bruner, Cliff," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

Bruner, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

"Bruner, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.