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Cliff Edwards

American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 76

Cliff Edwards, nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", 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 "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929.

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Awards

Grammy Hall of Fame2002
Disney Legends2000

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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) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1971 · aged 76

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