Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and he is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy (Jim) Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).

Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1895 (Hannibal), Died July 16, 1971 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, ukulele, kazoo, lyricist

Notes: Often billed or given sub-credit as "Ukulele Ike."

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-25760	10-in.	11/11/1921	You've had your day	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with yodeling and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31164	10-in.	11/12/1924	Wait till you see me with my baby (That little somebody of mine)	Ralph Williams Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-36880	10-in.	10/28/1926	No wonder she's a blushing bride	Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	PBS-042393	10-in.	1/22/1940	When you wish upon a star	Jiminy Cricket	Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-042395	10-in.	1/22/1940	Give a little whistle	Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character]	Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-042398	10-in.	1/22/1940	Finale (Turn on the old music box & When you wish upon a star)	Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [Fictitious character]	Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-061711	10-in.	10/3/1941	When I see an elephant fly	Dumbo Orchestra ; Cliff Edwards ; Hall Johnson Choir	Dubbed recording from film : Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1921-06-02-01]	10-in.	6/2/1921	Yellow dog	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-11-17-01]	10-in.	11/17/1923	You need some loving	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78837	10-in.	12/3/1919	There's a lot of blue-eyed Marys down in Maryland	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78838	10-in.	12/3/1919	Poor little butterfly is a fly gal now	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78891	10-in.	12/24/1919	Darktown dancin' school	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78892	10-in.	12/24/1919	I'm gonna spend my honeymoon in Dixie	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	78923	10-in.	1/12/1920	I'll buy the ring and change your name to mine	Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	80390	10-in.	6/19/1922	You've had your day	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W143459	10-in.	2/10/1927	No wonder she's a blushing bride	Edith Clifford	Female vocal solo, with celeste, chimes, and piano	composer
Columbia	W145457	10-in.	12/31/1927	(I'm cryin' 'cause I know I'm) Losing you	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145458	10-in.	12/31/1927	After my laughter came tears	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145459	10-in.	1/3/1928	Mary Ann	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145460	10-in.	1/3/1928	Together	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145461	10-in.	1/3/1928	The grass grows greener 'way down home	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W145462	10-in.	1/3/1928	When day is done	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146396	10-in.	6/5/1928	Anything you say!	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146397	10-in.	6/5/1928	Just like a melody out of the sky	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W146621	10-in.	7/3/1928	Anita	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edwards, Cliff," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

Edwards, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

"Edwards, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.