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 426-450 of 626 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W400783 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Lovesick blues | Emmett Miller | Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | W400954 | 10-in. | 6/26/1928 | You're a real sweetheart | Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W401020 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | You're a real sweetheart | Arnold Frank Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401041 | 10-in. | 7/31/1928 | You're a real sweetheart | Irene Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | W401136 | 10-in. | 9/21/1928 | It goes like this (That funny melody) | Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401281 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | My blackbirds are bluebirds now | Goofus Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401752 | 10-in. | 3/27/1929 | My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W403227 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Same old moon (Same old June, but not the same old you) | Virginia Willrich and her Texas Rangers | Jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
| OKeh | W403256 | 10-in. | 11/12/1929 | I'll close my eyes to the rest of the world | Smith Ballew | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404206 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Can I help it? (If I'm in love with you) | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 4567-A] | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Wana | Glantz and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 16022] | 10-in. | approximately Feb.-Mar. 1922 | Cuando yo quiero, tu no quieros | Glantz y su Orquesta | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7540 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1923 | California | William Reese | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7611 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1922 | Sing song man | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 7744 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | O-oo Ernest | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 6838-6839 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1921 | Bow-wow blues | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 7326-7327 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1922 | Lonesome hours | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8164-8166 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Swanee bluebird | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 9866-9868 | 10-in. | February 1923 | You tell her, I stutter | Cotton Pickers ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10174-10176 | 10-in. | 3/24/1923 | You said something when you said Dixie | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10529-10530 | 10-in. | 4/30/1923 | You said something when you said Dixie | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10547-10549 | 10-in. | 5/3/1923 | Blue Hoosier blues | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 11614-11616 | 10-in. | 10/12/1923 | Mama loves papa | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 11661-11664 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | That's my baby | Oriole Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13513-13515 | 10-in. | 7/10/1924 | The big butter and egg man | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter |
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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