Cliff Bruner

Clifton Lafayette Bruner (April 25, 1915 – August 25, 2000), known professionally as Cliff Bruner, was a fiddler and bandleader of the Western Swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popular melodies of the times.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 25, 1915 (Texas City), Died August 25, 2000

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 202 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-063090 10-in. 4/11/1941 Jersey side jive Charles Mitchell Orchestra Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, violin  
Victor BS-063091 10-in. 4/11/1941 Rainbow Island Charles Mitchell Orchestra Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
Victor BS-071162 10-in. 10/10/1941 Monita Charles Mitchell Orchestra String band songwriter  
Victor BS-071167 10-in. 10/10/1941 Where an angel waits for me Charles Mitchell Orchestra String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-072053 10-in. 1/22/1942 I hung my head and cried John "Dusty" King ; Range Busters Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Victor BS-073624 10-in. 3/19/1942 I hung my head and cried Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Victor BS-074124 10-in. 3/2/1942 I hung my head and cried Harvey Crawford ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3094 10-in. 1/13/1950 Unfaithful one Montana Slim Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Decca 60610 10-in. 3/3/1936 Somebody's been using that thing Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60611 10-in. 3/3/1936 The Sheik of Araby Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60612 10-in. 3/3/1936 Beale Street Mama Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60613 10-in. 3/3/1936 Mama don't allow it Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60614 10-in. 3/3/1936 Our baby boy Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60615 10-in. 3/3/1936 Mexicali rose Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60616 10-in. 3/3/1936 Stay on the right side sister Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60617 10-in. 3/3/1936 If you can't get five, take two Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60618 10-in. 3/3/1936 Cielito lindo (Beautiful heaven) Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60619 10-in. 3/3/1936 The waltz you saved for me Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60620 10-in. 3/3/1936 The eyes of Texas Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60621 10-in. 3/3/1936 I had someone else before I had you Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60622 10-in. 3/3/1936 I've got the blues for Mammy Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60623 10-in. 3/3/1936 Texas hambone blues Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60624 10-in. 3/3/1936 Easy ridin' Papa Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60625 10-in. 3/3/1936 Am I blue Milton Brown instrumentalist, violin  
Decca 60626 10-in. 3/4/1936 The wheel of the wagon is broken Brownies [Milton Brown] instrumentalist, violin  
(Results 1-25 of 202 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bruner, Cliff," accessed March 29, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

Bruner, Cliff. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223.

"Bruner, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 29 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201223

External Sources

Wikipedia: Cliff Bruner

Discogs: Cliff Bruner

Allmusic: Cliff Bruner

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bruner, Cliff, 1915-2000 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002107276

Wikidata: Cliff Bruner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1101089

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74036909

MusicBrainz: Cliff Bruner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2505117d-2929-4da8-96b1-c1cdcd06fe85

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