Description: We combine shipping on all purchased items. It is now automatically calculated and discounted based on your location. Cliff Edwards (Hannibal, Missouri, June 14, 1895 - Hollywood, July 17, 1971) was a popular 1920's and 1930's jazz singer. Edwards was widely known during his career as “Ukulele Ike”. He is also remembered for his voice-over of the role of Jiminy Cricket in the Walt Disney cartoon Pinocchio of 1940. Edwards introduced When You Wish Upon A Star Entering vaudeville, partnered with pianist Bobby Carleton, he learned to play the ukulele, an instrument that had become imported from Hawaii. His partner Carleton had made a hit in World War I with his own song called Ja-Da, a sort of nonsense tune which sold over a million copies of sheet music. Edwards also enjoyed singing around the notes of a song, a technique had been pioneered by vaudeville singer Gene Greene. He used a very unusual type of musical interpolation, often strumming his ukulele chords as his voice improvised notes. During the 1920s Edwards often appeared strumming the ukulele and singing in full blackface. In 1924, a banner year for Edwards, he appeared in the Broadway show Lady Be Good with Fred Astaire and headlined at the Palace. In 1925 his novelty song about canoeing called Paddlin' Madeleine Home was a smash. In 1928 he introduced the classic I Can't Give You Anything But Love. In addition his performing with ukulele did more than anyone to ensure the surge in popularity of that instrument. He even marketed his own ukulele line for kids and books on how to play the ukulele. The recordings included in the 3 CD’s were made at the peak of his career. They display his unusual jazz singing style and are filled with his vocal sound effects. His ukulele accompaniment is used on many of the songs. All recordings were digitally restored by Vintage Recordings. Several Items will have a symbol next to a song. You can listen to a sound clip with the windows media player. Cliff Edwards "Ukulele Ike" Jazz Vocals with Ukulele Encore 2 (Recorded 1928-1932) 01 Me And The Man In The Moon 1928 02 My Old Girl ls My New Girl Now 1928 03 Roses Of Yesterday 1928 04 Stack O Lee - Part One 1928 05 Stack O Lee - Part Two 1928 06 That's My Weakness Now1928 Your browser does not support the audio element. 07 Together 1928 08 You're The Sweetheart Of All My Dreams 1928 09 Hang On To Me 1929 Your browser does not support the audio element. 10 Sophomore Prom 1929 11 Losing You 1929 12 Reaching For Someone 1929 13 Singin’ In The Rain 1929 14 Sing A Happy Little Thing 1930 15 Bless You Sister 1930 16 l'll See You In My Dreams 1930 17 Singing A Song To The Stars 1930 18 A Great Big Bunch Of You 1932 19 All Of A Sudden 1932
Price: 10.79 USD
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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Artist: Brunswick Discs, 1920's Jazz Singer, 1920's Blues Singer, Cliff Edwards, Ukulele Ike, Jazz Vocals with Ukulele
Style: 1920s, 1920 Jazz, 1920s Blues, Vocal Jazz
Instrument: Ukulele
Format: CD
Release Title: Cliff Edwards "Ukulele Ike" Jazz Vocals Ukulele
Genre: Blues, Jazz
Sub-Genre: Vocal Jazz
Era: 1920s
