Montage

I have recently become very interested in the career of Cliff Edwards know to many in the 30's as Ukulele Ike. Now Cliff if you have never heard of him was HUGE in the 20's and 30's, he was everywhere, he could do everything. He was a comedian, he could act, he played Ukulele (of course) and he could sing, boy could he sing . Cliff was a great "scat singer", he is amazing to listen to and his music although not much heard of today would be I think if more widely known make him famous all over again. He had over his career sales of over 70 million (no that is not a typo) records, his own radio show and later his own television show. He starred with such legends as Buster Keaton (which is where I first came to know of him) in the early 30's. Cliff was the first person on film to sing "Singin in the Rain" you should hear his version from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" a major outing by MGM to welcome sound. Cliff lived an amazing life, sadly it...