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  1. 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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  3. 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.

    • June 14, 1895
    • July 17, 1971
  4. Jun 24, 2006 · Cliff Edwards (also known as "Ukulele Ike") is best remembered to the world as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in the Walt Disney movie Pinocchio and for his recording of When You Wish Upon A Star from the same movie. But Cliff Edwards has many more accomplishments that the world easily forgets with the passage of time.

  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0249893Cliff Edwards - IMDb

    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.

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    • Hannibal, Missouri, USA
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  6. Nov 11, 2019 · Cliff’s life was a roller coaster ride of dramatic counterpoint between fabulous artistic triumphs and personal setbacks resulting from his fondness for adult beverages, uncontrolled substances, and games of chance. Clifton Avon Edwards was born June 14, 1895, in Hannibal, Missouri.

  7. May 29, 2024 · Edwards could sing sentimental ballads and was expert at selling songs, but he was also a pioneering scat-singer in his own very original style while accompanying himself on ukulele, and he was occasionally joined by top jazz players and orchestras. The two-CD set All The Hits and More 1924-40 lives up to its title.

  8. 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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