Cliff Hess
Birth and Death Data: Born June 19, 1894 (Cincinnati), Died June 8, 1959 (Brownsville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, piano
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 83 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W150194 | 10-in. | 4/10/1930 | The fool's parade | George Dewey Washington | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 621 | 10-in. | ca. Mar. 1919 | Heart-breaking baby doll | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7619 | 10-in. | Oct. 1920 | I'm in heaven when I'm in my mother's arms | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7898 | 10-in. | May 1921 | The boll weevil blues | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 9285 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal solo, with autoharp | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71302 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Slipova | Frank E. Banta ; Cliff Hess | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | S-71303 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Corn on the cob | Frank E. Banta ; Cliff Hess | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| OKeh | 73769 | 10-in. | Nov. 1925 | Hokey pokey (Diddle-dee-rum) | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80538 | 10-in. | 3/15/1927 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Charlie Newman | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5124-b] | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1917 | Huckleberry Finn | Irene I. Low ; Louis J. Winsch | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 5211 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Boll weevil blues | Al Bernard ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E1712-E1715 | 10-in. | 11/13/1925 | Hokey pokey (Diddle dee rum) | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2506-E2508 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Hokey pokey (Diddle dee rum) | The Record Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E6394-E6397 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Swanee shore | Peggy English | Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E17184-E17186 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Hokey pokey (Diddle-dee-rum) | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E17191-E17192 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Hokey pokey (Diddle-dee-rum) | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19704-E19706 | 10-in. | 7/9/1926 | When you dunk a doughnut don’t it make it nice | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E23110-E23111 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Buckle Busters ; Al Hopkins | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet and vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C2696 | 10-in. | 12/21/1928 | Blue Ridge blues | Lulu Jackson | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1099-C1103 | 10-in. | 8/18/1927 | Swanee shore | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take A75518) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | A11-A13 | 10-in. | 5/6/1924 | Beets and turnips | Vic Meyers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | A36-A38 | 10-in. | 5/7/1924 | Beets and turnips | Vic Meyers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | K153 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Cal Davenport Gang | Vocal, with Instrumental quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 715W-716W | 10-in. | 4/15/1925 | Blue Ridge Mountain blues | Sidney J. Harkreader | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 5717 | 10-in. | 7/30/1917 | Huckleberry Finn | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hess, Cliff," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111009.
Hess, Cliff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111009.
"Hess, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
IMDb: Cliff Hess
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hess, Cliff, 1894-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98064017
Wikidata: Cliff Hess - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47002669
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/58696524
MusicBrainz: Cliff Hess - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6cd1b58e-6edd-41db-a143-b17a3a65c369
ISNI: 0000 0001 1651 3239 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116513239
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