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Cliff Edwards - All The Hits And More 1924-40

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Format: CD
Label: ACROBAT
Rel. Date: 03/29/2024
UPC: 824046349820

All The Hits And More 1924-40
Artist: Cliff Edwards
Format: CD
New: Available $20.99
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DISC: 1

1. Where the Lazy Daisies Grow
2. It Had to Be You
3. Hard Hearted Hannah
4. You're So Cute (Mama O' Mine)
5. Somebody Loves Me
6. My Best Girl
7. All Alone
8. Fascinating Rhythm
9. Who Takes Care of the Caretaker's Daughter?
10. Oh, Lady Be Good
11. That's All There Is - There Ain't No More
12. If I Never See You As Long As I Live (That's Even Be Too Soon)
13. If You Knew Suzie
14. Paddlin' Madelin' Home
15. Oh! Lovey, Be Mine
16. Remember
17. Dinah
18. How Can You Look So Good?
19. I Want Somebody to Cheer Me Up
20. Sweet Child
21. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin'
22. I Don't Mind Being All Alone
23. Sunday
24. I'm Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the Bees, How I Love You
25. Since I Found You
26. I Know That You Know
27. Side By Side
28. After My Laughter Came Tears
29. Together
30. Mary Ann
31. Just Like a Melody Out of Sky
32. Anything You Say!
33. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
34. That's My Weakness Now
35. Come Back Chiquita
36. Half-Way to Heaven
37. My Old Girl's My New Girl Now
38. Me and the Man in the Moon
39. Singin' in the Rain
40. Orange Blossom Time
41. Just You, Just Me
42. The Sophomore Prom
43. I'll See You in My Dreams
44. Dream Sweetheart
45. A Great Big Bunch of You
46. It's Only a Paper Moon
47. Love Is Just Around the Corner
48. It's An Old Southern Custom
49. When You Wish Upon a Star
50. Give a Little Whistle

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Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards - All The Hits And More 1924 - 1940 - He was a highly individual and distinctive performer, and this collection offers an entertaining cross-section of his work. - Cliff Edwards was a singer, musician and actor, who specialised in accompanying himself on the ukulele and acquired the nickname 'Ukulele Ike', which appeared on the record labels of most of his releases. His roots were in vaudeville and he specialised in jazzy renditions of vaudeville and pop standards, along with his stylised renditions of Broadway and Hollywood hits of the era, as well as pure novelty material. He also had movie roles, and is best-known for providing the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio". He had thirty hits during his career, which are all included in this 50-track 2-CD collection along with selected releases on the Banner, Pathe, Columbia, Brunswick, Vocalion, Melotone and Victor labels during these years, some where he accompanies himself on ukulele and others where he performs with his jazz group The Hot Combination, which on occasions including musicians like Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Adrian Rollini and Ray Bauduc. It features his No. 1 hits "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Singin' In The Rain", and other classics like "It Had To Be You", "Paddlin' Madeleine Home", Dinah", "Sunday", "Mary Ann" and "When You Wish Upon A Star", the last-named being his performance from "Pinocchio", which was the final hit of his career. He was a highly individual and distinctive performer, and this collection offers an entertaining cross-section of his work. Is work.
        
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