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 26-50 of 609 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-30788 10-in. 9/9/1924 Where the dreamy Wabash flows Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31451 10-in. 11/26/1924 Somebody like you Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31548 10-in. 12/24/1924 When the one you love loves you Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-32184 10-in. 3/26/1925 Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning) Meyer Davis ; Le Paradis Band ; W. Spencer Tupman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-32725 10-in. 6/3/1925 Let me linger longer in your arms Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-32883 10-in. 6/9/1925 The melody that made you mine Artists vary Piano solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BVE-33178 10-in. 8/20/1925 Speech Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-33484 10-in. 10/23/1925 Let me linger longer in your arms Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-33613 10-in. 11/13/1925 What could be sweeter than you? Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33688 10-in. 2/1/1926 Tamiami Trail Whitey Kaufman Orchestra Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BVE-33896 10-in. 11/24/1925 I wanna go where you go, do what you do (Then I'll be happy) Jack Smith Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-34031 10-in. 12/13/1925 When the one you love loves you Jesse Crawford Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-34045 10-in. 12/18/1925 I 'wanna' go where you go, do what you do, then I'll be happy Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-34228 10-in. 12/18/1925 When the one you love loves you Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-34507 10-in. 1/28/1926 Tamiami Trail Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-34681 10-in. 3/5/1926 Honey bunch Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor BVE-35366 10-in. 5/4/1926 Honeybunch Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Victor BVE-35487 10-in. 6/11/1926 Tamiami Trail Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-35589 10-in. 7/19/1926 Oh! If I only had you Ted Weems Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Victor BVE-36433 10-in. 9/29/1926 Elsie Schultze-en-heim Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-36544 10-in. 10/14/1926 Hello blue bird Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Victor BVE-36873 10-in. 10/26/1926 Hum your troubles away Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor BVE-36881 10-in. 10/28/1926 Hello bluebird Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller Male vocal duet, with guitar, lute, and mandola composer  
Victor BVE-36887 10-in. 10/30/1926 I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you) Whispering Jack Smith Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos composer  
Victor BVE-36891 10-in. 11/1/1926 Won't be long, before she belongs to me Jane Green Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 26-50 of 609 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friend, Cliff," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

Friend, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105837.

"Friend, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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