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Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
Becoming popular 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.
Becoming popular 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?
Jul 22, 1971 · HOLLYWOOD, July 21 (AP) —Cliff Edwards, the singer and stage and film performer wide ly known as “Ukulele Ike,” died in a nursing home here on Saturday. He was 76 years old.
Jul 9, 2023 · Cliff Edwards is better known as Ukulele Ike, and best known as Jiminy Cricket. But cast an eye down his movie credits, from 1929 through 1965, and the names of his characters form a jazzy found poem of monikers.
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’ uniquely ebullient voice won him the role as Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio and resulted in one of the most inspirational of Disney songs, the Oscar ® -winning “When You Wish Upon a Star.”.
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.
Clifton Avon " Cliff " Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed " Ukulele Ike ", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
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