Cliff Hess (1894-1959)
Last updated: 05.03.23
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 | Instruments/Issue | Performers |
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| DBE MP3 Sample | |||
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Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz (1919), The | T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
| MP3 File(s) | |||
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When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France | Edison Blue Amberol: 3553 | A. Fields |
| Midi File(s) | Sequencer(s) | ||
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Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz (1919), The | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
| 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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Six 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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Freckles | C. Hess (words & music) H.E. Johnson (coauth.) M. Ager (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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Freckles | C. Hess (words & music) H.E. Johnson (coauth.) M. Ager (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano | Greer | Pub. |
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Happiness (1914) | C. Hess (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Home Sickness Blues (1916) | C. Hess (words & music) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Huckleberry Finn (1917) | C. Hess (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 24 works by Cliff Hess (1894-1959).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| It's a Bird! | 1905 |  |
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| Beets and Turnips | 1914 | F.E. Ahlert (co-author) | |
| Happiness | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Bric-A-Brac | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Doodle Bug Rag | 1915 | Pub. | |
| Home Sickness Blues (w&m) | 1916 | N. Bayes (perf.) | Pub. |
| When You Drop Off at Cairo, Illinois | 1916 | ||
| Huckleberry Finn | 1917 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
Pub. |
| Don't You Remember the Day? | 1918 | Pub. | |
| Regretful Blues | 1918 | G. Clarke (words) N. Bayes (perf.) |
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| When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France | 1918 | Alfred Bryan (words) Edgar Leslie (words) A. Fields (perf.) |
Pub. |
| ⇑ Freckles (w&m) | 1919 | H.E. Johnson (co-author) M. Ager (co-author) N. Bayes (perf.) |
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| Heart-Breaking Baby Doll | 1919 | Sidney D Mitchell (words) | Pub. |
| I Used to Call Her Baby (w&m) | 1919 | H.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) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Wedding of Shimmie and Jazz, The (w&m) | 1919 | H.E. Johnson (co-author) 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 | P. Rooney (perf.) Marion Bent (perf.) |
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| Irish Moon | 1923 | P. Rooney (perf.) Marion Bent (perf.) |
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| Two Best Girls I Love | 1923 | P. Rooney (perf.) Marion Bent (perf.) |
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| When You Dunk a Doughnut Don' It Make It Nice (w&m) | 1926 | |
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| ⇑ Hobby Horse Parade (w&m) | 1930 |