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Cliff Edwards

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).

Birth and Death Data: Born Hannibal (city on border of Marion and Ralls Counties in Missouri, USA), Died July 16, 1971 (Hollywood (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1955

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

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

See Also: Ukulele Ike

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 89 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W146622 10-in. 7/3/1928 I can't give you anything but love Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W146623 10-in. 7/3/1928 That's my weakness now Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W146629 10-in. 7/12/1928 (Come back) Chiquita Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 146797 10-in. 7/25/1928 Stack o' Lee Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist  
Columbia 146798 10-in. 7/25/1928 Stack o' Lee Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist  
Columbia W146839 10-in. 8/15/1928 Half-way to heaven Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W146840 10-in. 8/15/1928 All of the time Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W146841 10-in. 8/15/1928 It goes like this (That funny melody) Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147027 10-in. 9/21/1928 Roses of yesterday Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147028 10-in. 9/21/1928 Good little, bad little you Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147029 10-in. 9/21/1928 Just a night for meditation Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147099 10-in. 10/3/1928 I can't make her happy (That old girl of mine) Ukulele Ike Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147100 10-in. 10/3/1928 My old girl's my new girl now Ukulele Ike Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147106 10-in. 10/5/1928 Just a sweetheart Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147158 10-in. 10/24/1928 Me and the man in the moon Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with cello, alto saxophone, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147527 10-in. 11/24/1928 Can you blame me? Milton Charles Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo and violin obbligato vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148563 10-in. 5/28/1929 Singin' in the rain Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148564 10-in. 5/28/1929 Orange blossom time Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148565 10-in. 5/28/1929 Sophomore prom Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148569 10-in. 5/30/1929 Hang on to me Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148570 10-in. 5/30/1929 Evangeline Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148571 10-in. 5/30/1929 Reaching for someone and not finding anyone there Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148581 10-in. 6/9/1929 My kinda love Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148590 10-in. 6/14/1929 Just you, just me Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W148591 10-in. 6/14/1929 When I see my sugar (I get a lump in my throat) Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 26-50 of 89 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edwards, Cliff," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

Edwards, Cliff. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

"Edwards, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Edwards, Cliff, 1895-1971 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86116866

Wikidata: Cliff Edwards - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q950376

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74037391

MusicBrainz: Cliff Edwards - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/13c554b5-e1c1-4de9-8432-f4c66f7949f1

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/189145 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/189145

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