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 (Results 76-100 of 204 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 62968 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Dream train | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62969 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Sunbonnet Sue | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62970 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Tonight you belong to me | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62971 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | By a window at the end of the lane | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62972 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Girl of my dreams | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62973 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | I saw your face in the moon | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62974 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Red lips-Kiss my blues away | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62975 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | You can depend on me | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62976 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Sugar | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62977 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | My Daddy, my mother and me | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62978 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Truckin' on down | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62979 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | River stay 'way from my door | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62980 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Baby won't you please come home | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62981 | 10-in. | 12/8/1937 | Beaumont rag | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64500 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Annie Laurie | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64501 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Bring it on home to Grandma | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64502 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Ease my worried mind | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64503 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Remember | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64504 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | It makes no difference now | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64505 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | My Bonnie lies over the ocean | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64506 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Over moonlit waters | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64507 | 10-in. | 9/13/1938 | Draggin' the bow | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64508 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Yearning just for you | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64509 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Old Joe Turner blues | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64510 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | When you're smiling | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bruner, Cliff," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.
Bruner, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.
"Bruner, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Bruner, Cliff, 1915-2000 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002107276
Wikidata: Cliff Bruner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1101089
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74036909
MusicBrainz: Cliff Bruner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2505117d-2929-4da8-96b1-c1cdcd06fe85
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