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5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m) Mini Bio. Becoming popular with playing the ukulele, his unique singing and supplying the voice of animated movies, Cliff Edwards was one of the most popular singers in America. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Edwards left school at the age of 14, moved to St. Louis, and started to work as a singer in saloons.
Dec 7, 2022 · Cliff Edwards, the ukulele star who played Pinocchio's sad-sack sidekick, is part of Disney history. Why did his story end so badly? Ed Power 7 December 2022 • 4:00pm
Apr 5, 2024 · Cliff Edwards was a highly talented American singer and musician whose charm on stage and screen had a lasting impact on popular culture. Born on June 14, 1895, in Hannibal, Missouri, he rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s with his unique and endearing performances on the stage and in films.
Mar 30, 2021 · Although often overlooked by jazz historians, Cliff Edwards was arguably the first male jazz singer to record. Virtually no jazz instrumentalists were singing on record by late 1923. In addition, Edwards’ vocalizing is much easier to take today than the studio singers of the time. Ukulele Ike - Cliff Edwards With A Little Magic 1935. Watch on.
Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor, who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929.
The unique voice and musical stylings of Cliff Edwards brought the Missouri native a long way from the extreme poverty and hardship he faced growing up. Yet today his name is often forgotten.
Cliff Edwards was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Edwards landed roles in various films, including the Conrad Nagel musical comedy "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" (1929), "Marianne" (1929) and "So This Is College" (1929).
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