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 576-600 of 626 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison | 10976 | 10-in. | 5/11/1926 | Honey bunch | National Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11139 | 10-in. | 7/31/1926 | Oh! If I only had you | Duke Yellman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11194 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | Voom voom (Moaden on the Gayden) | Van Buren Clark ; Henry R. Cohn | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11233 | 10-in. | 10/5/1926 | Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum your troubles away | National Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11236 | 10-in. | 10/6/1926 | Elsie Shultz-en-heim | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11277 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | Hello bluebird | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11278 | 10-in. | 11/3/1926 | How I love you—I'm tellin' the birds—I'm telling the bees | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 11353 | 10-in. | 12/6/1926 | Hello bluebird | Frederick Kinsley | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11359 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | How I love you (I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11363 | 10-in. | 12/10/1926 | Hello bluebird | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11471 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | How I love you I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees | Frederick Kinsley | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11583 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | A little change of atmosphere | Duke Yellman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11682 | 10-in. | 5/4/1927 | The whisper song | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11711 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | Hello cutie | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11847 | 10-in. | 8/19/1927 | It's a million to one you're in love | Happiness Orchestra ; Dave Kaplan | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11879 | 10-in. | 9/8/1927 | Moonlit waters | Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11899 | 10-in. | 9/19/1927 | Moonlit waters | Vaughn De Leath ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11926 | 10-in. | 9/30/1927 | I told them all about you | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11932 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Give me a night in June | Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 18189 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | There ought to be a law against that | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18221 | 10-in. | 2/9/1928 | The sunrise (Will bring another day for you) | Louis Lilienfeld Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18668 | 10-in. | 8/22/1928 | You're a real sweetheart | Duke Yellman Orchestra ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18725 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | It goes like this (That funny melody) | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18783 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | My blackbirds are bluebirds now | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 19085 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
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.
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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
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/241792 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/241792
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