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Cliff Friend

Cliff Friend is credited on 2,560 releases across 797 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,560

Pressings credited

797

Albums

8

Decades active

278

In collections

Biography

Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series.

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Credited work

2,560 releases · 797 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,606
  • Other credits · 20

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Salle Pleyel · Panther Hall Ft Worth, TX · Warner Bros. Recording Studios

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