 Cliff Edwards playing ukulele with phonograph, 1947 Image by William P. Gottlieb, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Cliff EdwardsCliff Edwards Cliff Edwards American musician and actor (1895–1971) For another person, see Cliff Edwards (footballer). Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike"[1], was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929[2]. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940)[3] (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo… (Source: Wikipedia)
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