Cliff Edwards “Hard Hearted Hannah”
Buster Keaton and his good friend Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards along with a very groovy Lincoln. Keaton got a handle on his drinking problem, but Edwards was destroyed by his.
“Ukulele Ike” by Kevin Belford
Cliff Edwards
I apologize about the size.
Cliff on an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club (c.1950s)
ukulele ike (by william schaff)
Cliff Edwards
Cliff and future president Ronald Reagan on the set of “The Flight Patrol” (1941).
I apologize about the size.
Cliff Edwards and Joan Crawford in “Dance Fools Dance” (1931).
Cliff considered this to be his best performance, even though he isn’t in the film for very long.
Cliff Edwards
I apologize about the size.
Vintage
This song was specifically written for Cliff, who toured with Bob Carleton on the vaudeville circuit.
(Source: soleland)
Cliff Edwards & wife
Cliff Edwards in Starlit Days at the Lido
“Ukulele Ike” Pixel Art Portrait by Ben Lane
I’m a loyal appreciator of 8-bit music, pixel art, and ukes (duh) thus Ben’s Cliff Edwards pleases that inner geek tremendously. Truly grokking pixel art’s challenges really requires attempting it yourself (I did, I failed). Like Japanese calligraphy or two-color illustration or a fan strum it’s a different beast, valued mainly by its practitioners.
