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Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards

Title: I Did It With My Little Ukulele

Label: Upbeat Jazz

Cat No:URCD228
Format:CD

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• This CD celebrates the unique talent of Cliff Edwards, pioneer of an instrument once again in fashion, the ukulele, and one of the first true crooners. ‘Ukulele Ike’, as Edwards became known, was an entertainer whose inimitable style exuded a quality rare in today’s jaundiced world: charm. Edwards was a prolific recording artist in the 20s and 30s - by some accounts selling around three-quarters of a million 78s - and his vaudeville background made him an ideal performer for the early ‘talkies’. He appeared in over 100 films.

• But today he is perhaps best remembered for his wistful vocalising of When You Wish Upon A Star as Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney’s classic Pinocchio from 1940. This collection admirably showcases his innovative talent, his scat singing underlining his jazz credentials alongside the distinctive interpretations of his movie songs, and of course the sound of the uke. He undoubtedly deserves to be remembered as more than a mere footnote in the history of 20th Century popular music.

Track Listing for I Did It With My Little Ukulele
1. I Did It With My Little Ukulele (Recorded Hollywood, 1933)
2. My Red Hot Gal (Recorded New York, May 1925)
3. How She Loves Me Is Nobody’s Business (Recorded New York, October 1925)
4. If You Can’t Land ‘er On The Old Veranda (Recorded New York, November 1926)
5. Just Like A Melody Out Of The Sky (Recorded New York, June 1928)
6. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded New York, July 1928)
7. Me And The Man In The Moon (Recorded New York, October 1928)
8. Singin’ In The Rain (Recorded Los Angeles, May 1929)
9. Reaching For Someone And Not Finding Anyone There (Recorded Los Angeles, June 1929)
10. I’ll See You In My Dreams (Recorded Los Angeles, February 1930)
11. Sing A Happy Little Thing (Recorded Los Angeles, June 1930)
12. I’m A Bear In A Lady’s Boudoir (Recorded New York, October 1933)
13. My Dog Loves Your Dog (Recorded London, April 1934)
14. Six Women : Me And Henry V111(Recorded London, April 1934)
15. Old Fashioned Love (Recorded New York, October 1934)
16. Somebody Loves Me (Recorded Los Angeles, October 1936)
17. If I Had You (Recorded Los Angeles, October 1936)
18. The Night Is Young And You’re So Beautiful (Recorded Los Angeles, October 1936)
19. St. Louis Blues (Recorded Los Angeles, October 1936)
20. It Had To Be You /Paddlin’ Madelin Home (Private acetate, May 1942)
21. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (1940s radio transcriptions)
22. A Melody From The Sky (1940s radio transcriptions)
23. Sleepy Time Gal (1940s radio transcriptions)
24. Swingin’ Down The Lane (1940s radio transcriptions)
25. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else (1940s radio transcriptions)
26. What A Night For Spoonin’ (1940s radio transcriptions)
27. When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues (1940s radio transcriptions)

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