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 Cincinnati, Died June 27, 1974 (Las Vegas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 376-400 of 626 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 32405 | 10-in. | 2/10/1942 | Wherever you are | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W97064 | 10-in. | approximately April 1929 | Afortunado | Orquesta Viva-tonal [Orquesta del Maestro Lacalle] | Orchestra | composer | |
| 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. | approximately Nov. 1921 | Oh dear | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8469 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Mama loves Papa, Papa loves Mama | Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9326 | 10-in. | September 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 | |
| OKeh | S-70461 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Lonesome hours | Erdody's Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70558 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Lovesick blues | Elsie Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70628 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | California | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70642 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Swanee bluebird | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan ; Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with bird imitations | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70694 | 10-in. | June 1922 | Sing song man | The Original Six | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70929 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | Cock-a-doodle-doo | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71014 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | You tell her—I stutter | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71454 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Don't we carry on | Billy Jones ; Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71551 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Blue Hoosier blues | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72264 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Chili bom bom | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72304 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Mr. Radio Man (Tell my mammy to come back home) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72404 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | There's yes! yes! in your eyes | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72411 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Where the lazy daisies grow | Harold Leonard ; Red Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72506 | 10-in. | May 1924 | A man never knows when a woman's gonna change her mind | Ernest Hare ; Harry Reser | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72737 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Where the dreamy Wabash flows | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73030 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | When the one you love loves you | Justin Ring Trio ; Bruce Wallace | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
Friend, Cliff. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.
"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
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
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/241792 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/241792
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