Cliff Hess (1894-1959)
Last updated: 12.01.25
Cliff Hess was an American pianist and composer of popular music. He is especially remembered for his Huckleberry Finn (1917), When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France (1918) and Heart Breaking Baby Doll (1919).
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Freckles (1919) | H.E. Johnson M. Ager |
Unknown |
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Heart-Breaking Baby Doll (1919) | Sidney D Mitchell | James Pitt-Payne |
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Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz (1919), The | H.E. Johnson | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Freckles (1919) | C. Hess | N. Bayes | Columbia: 78640 |
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Home Sickness Blues (1916) | C. Hess | N. Bayes | Victor: B-17609 |
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Home Sickness Blues (1920) | C. Hess | Marion Harris | Columbia: 79125 |
| Title (Release Year) | Performers | Instruments |
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| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Eubie Blake | Memories of You | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Wilbur C. Sweatman | Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Wilbur C. Sweatman | Recorded in New York 1916-1935 | |
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Brown Brothers | Rusty Rags | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bill Edwards | Whipped Cream Rag |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| DBE584 | The Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz (1919) - Song T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4½ mins. |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Beets and Turnips (1914) | C. Hess (music) F.E. Ahlert (coauth.) |
Piano | IMSLP |  |
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Boll Weevil Blues (1921) | C. Hess (w&m) Courtney Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Freckles (1919) | C. Hess (w&m) H.E. Johnson (coauth.) M. Ager (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano | Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Happiness (1914) | C. Hess (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Heart-Breaking Baby Doll (1919) | C. Hess (w&m) Sidney D Mitchell (coauth.) Courtney Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Home Sickness Blues (1916) | C. Hess (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Huckleberry Finn (1917) | C. Hess (w&m) Sam M. Lewis (coauth.) J. Young (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
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⇑Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz (1919), The | C. Hess (w&m) H.E. Johnson (coauth.) G. Greene (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 25 works by Cliff Hess (1894-1959).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| It's a Bird! | 1905 |  |
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| Beets and Turnips | 1914 | Frederick Emil Ahlert (co-author) | |
| Happiness | 1914 | Pub. |
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| Bric-A-Brac | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Doodle Bug Rag | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Home Sickness Blues (w&m) | 1916 | Nora Bayes (perf.) Marion Harris (perf.) |
Pub. |
| When You Drop Off at Cairo, Illinois | 1916 | ||
| Huckleberry Finn (w&m) | 1917 | Sam M. Lewis (co-author) Joe Young (co-author) |
Pub. |
| Don't You Remember the Day? | 1918 | Pub. | |
| Regretful Blues | 1918 | Grant Clarke (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) |
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| Freckles (w&m) | 1919 | Howard E. Johnson (co-author) Milton Ager (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Heart-Breaking Baby Doll (w&m) | 1919 | Sidney D Mitchell (co-author) Courtney Sisters (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Used to Call Her Baby (w&m) | 1919 | Howard E. Johnson (co-author) Murray Roth (co-author) |
Pub. |
| On the Trail to Santa Fe | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Taxation Blues (w&m) | 1919 | Joe Rosey (co-author) Jos. H. Santly (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz, The (w&m) | 1919 | Howard E. Johnson (co-author) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) Gene Greene (perf.) |
Pub.  |
| Boll Weevil Blues (w&m) | 1921 | Courtney Sisters (perf.) | Pub. |
| Corn on the Cob | 1923 | |
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| I Want a Girl Like Mother Was When Mother Was a Girl | 1923 | Marion Bent (perf.) Pat Rooney (perf.) |
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| Irish Moon | 1923 | Marion Bent (perf.) Pat Rooney (perf.) |
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| Two Best Girls I Love | 1923 | Marion Bent (perf.) Pat Rooney (perf.) |
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| Turn on Your Radio (w&m) | 1924 | Pub. | |
| When You Dunk a Doughnut Don' It Make It Nice (w&m) | 1926 | |
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| ⇑ Hobby Horse Parade (w&m) | 1930 | ||
| Never Felt Better Never Had Less (w&m) | 1938 | Abel Baer (co-author) Doris Rhodes (perf.) |
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