Cliff Friend
Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 1, 1893 (Cincinnati), Died June 27, 1974 (Las Vegas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 609 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W148943 | 10-in. | 8/28/1929 | Satisfied! | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 148966 | 10-in. | 9/3/1929 | Same old moon (Same old June—but not the same old you) | Irving Kaufman ; Ted Bartell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W148988 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | Bottoms up | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148989 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | Bigger and better than ever | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 149011 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | Bigger and better than ever | Arthur Fields ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 149012 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | Bottoms up | Arthur Fields ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149014 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | Same old moon | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W149065 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | Same old moon (Same old June—but not the same old you | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W151197 | 10-in. | 1/12/1931 | At last I'm happy | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151549 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | I "wanna" sing about you | Paul Tremaine Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151748 | 10-in. | 8/24/1931 | It's great to be in love | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W152249 | 10-in. | 8/5/1932 | You've got me in the palm of your hand | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152273 | 10-in. | 8/18/1932 | Let's have a party | Joe Haymes Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152329 | 10-in. | 12/12/1932 | The language of love | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152757 | 10-in. | 5/29/1934 | Freckle face, you're beautiful | Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | H1145 | 10-in. | 11/29/1944 | Gonna build a big fence around Texas | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO3058 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | Lone star moon | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 32405 | 10-in. | 2/10/1942 | Wherever you are | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W351018 | 10-in. | 5/9/1931 | I "wanna" sing about you | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W351117 | 10-in. | 10/22/1931 | My bluebird's back again | The Campus Collegiates [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Bobby Dix | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W365016 | 10-in. | 6/8/1931 | It looks like Susie | Billy "Uke" Carpenter | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | o-8225 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1921 | Oh dear | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8469 | 10-in. | Oct. 1923 | Mama loves Papa, Papa loves Mama | Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9326 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Lovesick blues | Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70355 | 10-in. | 12/7/1921 | Bow-wow blues (My mamma treats me like a dog) | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed May 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Friend, Cliff, 1893-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88051343
Wikidata: Cliff Friend - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1565638
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66656403
MusicBrainz: Cliff Friend - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48647d73-8755-4ebb-981e-7947e4597212
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