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 76-100 of 169 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W149446 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | The shepherd's serenade | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149486 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | If you were the only girl | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149620 | 10-in. | 12/26/1929 | The rogue song | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149621 | 10-in. | 12/26/1929 | When I'm looking at you | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149697 | 10-in. | 12/7/1929 | The shepherd's serenade | Smith Ballew ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149698 | 10-in. | 12/7/1929 | Charming | Smith Ballew ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149705 | 10-in. | 12/10/1929 | If he cared | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]149708 | 10-in. | 12/10/1929 | The shepherd's serenade | Paul Small | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149727 | 10-in. | 12/23/1929 | March of the old guard | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Columbia | 149728 | 10-in. | 1/3/1930 | If he cared | Arthur Ross and his Westerners [Sam Lanin Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 149776 | 10-in. | 1/17/1930 | Nobody's using it now | Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Lou Gold Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149910 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | The harbor of my heart | Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150100 | 10-in. | 3/19/1930 | When I'm looking at you | Oscar Grogan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 150123 | 10-in. | 3/26/1930 | Montana call | Sam Lanin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150483 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Dark night | The Columbia Photo Players ; The Rondoliers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150595 | 10-in. | 6/17/1930 | Lonely | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74140 | 12-in. | approximately 7/26/1920 | It wouldn't surprise me a bit | George Robey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74141 | 12-in. | approximately 7/26/1920 | A little house, a little mouse | George Robey ; Ivy St. Helier | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74366 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | The church 'round the corner | John Ansell ; George Grossmith Jr. ; Heather Thatcher ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74367 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | The Lorelei | John Ansell ; Seymour Beard ; George Grossmith Jr. ; Heather Thatcher ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Vocal trio with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74368 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | The Schnitza-Komisski | John Ansell ; Leslie Henson ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74369 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | Sally | Gregory Stroud | Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74370 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | Wild rose | John Ansell ; Dorothy Dickson ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74371 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | You can't keep a good girl down | John Ansell ; Dorothy Dickson ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 74372 | 12-in. | approximately 10/7/1921 | Look for the silver lining | John Ansell ; Dorothy Dickson ; Gregory Stroud ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra | Vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grey, Clifford," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.
Grey, Clifford. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.
"Grey, Clifford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Grey, Clifford, 1887-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89019130
Wikidata: Clifford Grey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1101276
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43856190
MusicBrainz: Clifford Grey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5c58002-376b-4961-8ab3-23af9c7c9462
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