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Clifford Grey

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

Grey contributed prolifically to dozens of West End and Broadway shows, for the period from the First World War to the Second World War, 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". He also wrote lyrics and screenplays for dozens of films released from 1929 to 1941, and they were used in films released posthumously.

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 Birmingham (city in the West Midlands, England), Died September 25, 1941 (Ipswich (county town of Suffolk, England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 173 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W403198 10-in. 10/28/1929 Dream lover Smith Ballew Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403200 10-in. 10/28/1929 My love parade Smith Ballew Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403248 10-in. 11/11/1929 If you were the only girl Ed Kirkeby Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
OKeh W403525 10-in. 12/18/1929 The shepherd's serenade Smith Ballew Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403526 10-in. 12/18/1929 Charming Smith Ballew Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403769 10-in. 2/25/1930 When I'm looking at you Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403795 10-in. 3/3/1930 Montana call Seger Ellis Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
OKeh W403796 10-in. 3/4/1930 Montana call Arthur Schutt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403957 10-in. 4/15/1930 Dark night Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick 13889-13890 10-in. 10/7/1924 Where the rainbow ends Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31504 10-in. Dec. 1929 The shepherd’s serenade (Do you hear me calling you?) Tom Waring Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31505 10-in. Dec. 1929 Charming Tom Waring Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31573 10-in. December 1929 The shepherd’s serenade (Do you hear me calling you?) Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Brunswick E31625 10-in. December 1929 If he cared Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Brunswick E31721 10-in. Jan. 1930 The shepherd’s serenade Frank Munn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31722 10-in. Jan. 1930 Charming Frank Munn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31837 10-in. Jan. 1930 March of the old guard Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet lyricist  
Brunswick E32023 10-in. Feb. 1930 When I’m looking at you Chester Gaylord Male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E32833 10-in. May 1930 Dark night Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E34695 10-in. 10/5/1930 Lonely Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E35248 10-in. 11/8/1930 It is destiny Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E2087-E2090 10-in. 1/8/1926 The road of dreams Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Brunswick E6015-E6018 10-in. 6/1/1927 Hallelujah! Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra [Frank Black Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E6018) lyricist  
Brunswick E20286-E20287 10-in. 9/28/1926 Lilies of Lorraine Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E22316-E22319 10-in. 4/8/1927 Hallelujah! Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with piano duet and male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 126-150 of 173 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grey, Clifford," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.

Grey, Clifford. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108896.

"Grey, Clifford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

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

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