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Clifford Grey

Clifford Grey (5 January 1887 – 25 September 1941) was an English songwriter, librettist, actor and screenwriter. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray.

Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and lyricist for composers including Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Howard Talbot, Ivan Caryll and George Gershwin. Among his best-remembered songs are two from early in his career, in 1916: "If You Were the Only Girl (In the World)" and "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm". His later hits include "Got a Date with an Angel" and "Spread a Little Happiness".

For 35 years after 1979 it was widely believed that Grey secretly competed as an American bobsleigher, under the name Clifford "Tippy" Gray, in two Winter Olympics, in 1928 and 1932, winning gold medals, but it was finally shown that the sportsman was a different person.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1887 (Birmingham), Died September 25, 1941 (Ipswich)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 169 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-011139 10-in. 7/2/1937 Don't play with fire Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor CS-026851 12-in. 9/9/1938 Sally Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company Vocal soloists, with orchestra and vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-060305 10-in. 1/11/1941 Ma belle Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and piano lyricist  
Victor BS-060315 10-in. 1/11/1941 March of the musketeers Stanley McClelland ; Victor Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano lyricist  
Victor BS-067784 10-in. 9/11/1941 Halleluyah! Dawn Patrol Boys ; Dolly Dawn Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0696 10-in. 10/22/1945 Ma belle Al Goodman Orchestra ; Earl Wrightson Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor D6VB-1367 10-in. 3/21/1946 If you were the only girl Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1635 10-in. 9/22/1947 Valencia Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima Male vocal solo, with vocal group jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1844 10-in. 11/3/1947 Hallelujah Andre Previn Piano solo, with guitar, string bass, and drums lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1930 10-in. 10/27/1947 The white dove Al Goodman Orchestra ; Charles Fredericks Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-T-1152 10-in. 10/7/1932 Ma belle [from The three musketeers] Phillys Lorner Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 81778 10-in. 5/13/1924 Where the rainbow ends Lewis James ; May Meredith Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W140547 10-in. 4/22/1925 The barber of Seville Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W140768 10-in. 7/15/1925 Remembering you Alexander Gray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W144026 10-in. 4/13/1927 Hallelujah! Franklyn Baur ; Cass Hagan and his Hotel Manger Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W144099 10-in. 5/6/1927 Hallelujah! Crescent Trio Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano lyricist  
Columbia 144184 10-in. 5/20/1927 Hallelujah! Lyric Male Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W144760 10-in. 10/13/1927 Nothing could be sweeter Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W145756 10-in. 3/17/1928 Really and truly Frank Harris ; The Knickerbockers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 145980 10-in. 4/9/1928 Ma belle Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W145981 10-in. 4/9/1928 March of the musketeers Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet lyricist  
Columbia 145989 10-in. 4/10/1928 Ma belle Ernie Golden and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 145991 10-in. 4/10/1928 March of the musketeers WMCA Broadcasters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149080 10-in. 10/2/1929 My love parade The Columbia Photo Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149081 10-in. 10/2/1929 Dream lover The Columbia Photo Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 51-75 of 169 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grey, Clifford," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.

Grey, Clifford. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.

"Grey, Clifford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896

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