Cliffie Stone

Clifford Gilpin Snyder (March 1, 1917 – January 17, 1998), professionally Cliffie Stone, was an American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality who was pivotal in the development of California's thriving country music scene after World War II during a career that lasted six decades. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 1, 1917 (Stockton), Died January 17, 1998 (Saugus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-014056 10-in. 9/12/1937 New steel guitar rag Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band, with drums lyricist  
Victor D6VB-1982 10-in. 12/17/1946 Steel guitar rag Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King Male vocal solo, with string band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-2155 10-in. 9/12/1946 Divorce me C.O.D. Four King Sisters Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0442 10-in. 1/29/1947 So round, so firm, so fully packed Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2161 10-in. 11/25/1946 Divorce me C.O.D. Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2162 10-in. 11/25/1946 So round, so firm, so fully packed Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stone, Cliffie," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106400.

Stone, Cliffie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106400.

"Stone, Cliffie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106400

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