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Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards - The Vintage Recordings of Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike)

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The Vintage Recordings of Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike)
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Artist(s)Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
StudioTake Two Records
Release DateSeptember 13, 2005
UPC Code734021041925
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Tracks

  1. Homesick
  2. I Want Somebody to Cheer Me Up
  3. I'm Crying 'Cause I Know I'm Losing You
  4. Half-Way to Heaven
  5. That's My Weakness Now
  6. Together
  7. I Can't Make Her Happy That Old Girl of Mine
  8. It Goes Like This That Funny Melody
  9. Good Little Bad Little You
  10. My Old Girl's My New Girl Now
  11. Singin' in the Rain
  12. I'll See You in My Dreams
  13. Hush My Mouth If I Ain't Goin' South
  14. Love Is Just Around the Corner
  15. One Little Kis
  16. Somebody Loves Me
  17. It Had to Be You
  18. Love Like Ours
  19. Hold on to Your Heart
  20. My Melancholy Baby

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (4 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteAn artist that should be rememberedQuote
Cliff Edwards should be remembered as the consummate artist that he was. Not only did he perform with precision, superb pitch and diction, but his interpretations of pieces reflected considerable individuality and depth. Edwards was able to take an old chestnut and deliver it with life and emotion. Songs like Somebody Loves Me and Together take on an amazing tenderness and bittersweet quality, then he takes a 180 degree turn and hits the listener a song that is raucous, wild and hot. His scat and freak singing can't be beat. And we mustn't forget how much music he got out of a little ukelele. July 29, 2007

rating: 4 QuoteEarly Cliff EdwardsQuote
These recordings are more of historical interest than musical. The sound quality is OK, but seems to cut off at the highs and lows because of the recording technology of the day. March 9, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteOne of the 1st jazz singers, and a ukulele greatQuote
Cliff Edwards took a scat chorus on record before Louis Armstrong ever did, and he was a great "hot" vocalist often leading dixieland style combos(with his Hot Combination) in the 20's(several examples of that here). This cd also features Edwards exellent ukulele strumming, and novelty songs. This cd covers from the mid twenties thru the 1940's. Great music, and a great singer, and a superb ukulele player. A great CD!!! I can't wait until a complete set of his "Hot Combination" recordings comes out. April 1, 2005

rating: 5 QuoteUkulele Ike was greatQuote
In the twenties, there were a dozen or so people who became millionaires in show biz: Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith, and Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike). It is difficult for most people today to relaize that this near-forgotten star was as huge as he was in the twenties. He was a great crooner and played the ukulele with great skill (he didn't strum it; he mastered it). Ike helped to popularize jazz and interpret it for mainstream America. He sang and crooned beautifully. Unfortunately, he couldn't change his style when swing came into vogue. He also gambled and drank a lot. He died in obscurity (alhtough he had a brief revival playing Jiminy Cricket in Disney's "Pinocchio.) These recordings are just a sample of work from his heyday. Excellent. October 24, 2004

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