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 151-175 of 204 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	66392	10-in.	9/4/1939	No matter what they say	The Shelton Brothers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66393	10-in.	9/4/1939	Don't take my darling away	The Shelton Brothers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66394	10-in.	9/4/1939	I have my bed	The Shelton Brothers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66395	10-in.	9/5/1939	To tell the truth	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66396	10-in.	9/5/1939	I'm dreaming tonight of the old folks	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66397	10-in.	9/5/1939	You'll be sorry bye and bye	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66398	10-in.	9/5/1939	I've nothing to live for now	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66399	10-in.	9/5/1939	If you cared	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66400	10-in.	9/5/1939	I'm countin' on the mountain moon	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66401	10-in.	9/5/1939	I'm grievin' for believin' in a lie	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	66402	10-in.	9/5/1939	This night is mine	Dickie McBride	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69748	10-in.	9/17/1941	She's a hum-dum-dinger	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69749	10-in.	9/17/1941	Don't say goodbye if you love me	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69750	10-in.	9/17/1941	I'm going to get me a honky tonk baby	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69751	10-in.	9/17/1941	Every day blues	Buddy Jones	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72485	10-in.	11/6/1944	If it's wrong to love you-1	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72486	10-in.	11/6/1944	Born to be blue	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72487	10-in.	11/6/1944	Baby won't you tell me what you ..	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72488	10-in.	11/6/1944	Snowflakes	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72489	10-in.	11/6/1944	That's what I like 'bout the south	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72490	10-in.	11/6/1944	You took everything	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72491	10-in.	11/6/1944	My pretty blonde	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72492	10-in.	11/6/1944	You always hurt the one you love	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72493	10-in.	11/7/1944	Don't make me blue	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72494	10-in.	11/7/1944	A mother gave a son	Cliff Bruner	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 151-175 of 204 records)

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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.