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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 (Results 76-89 of 89 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca DLA 671 10-in. 12/17/1936 The night is young and you're so beautiful Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 672 10-in. 12/17/1936 St. Louis blues Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1896 10-in. 12/13/1939 Little wooden head Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1897 10-in. 12/13/1939 When you wish upon a star Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1898 10-in. 12/13/1939 Jiminy Cricket Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1899 10-in. 12/13/1939 Give a little whistle Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1900 10-in. 12/13/1939 Turn on the old music box Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1901 10-in. 12/13/1939 Hi-diddle-dee-dee Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1902 10-in. 12/13/1939 I've got no strings Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca DLA 1903 10-in. 12/13/1939 Three cheers for anything Cliff Edwards ; Victor Young Orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca L 8219 3/8/1955 Give a little whistle Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca L 8220 3/8/1955 Jiminy cricket Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca L 8221 3/8/1955 The bird and the cricket and the willow tree-1 Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca L 8222 3/4/1955 When you wish upon a star-1, 2 Cliff Edwards vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 76-89 of 89 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edwards, Cliff," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

Edwards, Cliff. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105385.

"Edwards, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 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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