Cliff Edwards Autographs
Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).
Edwards was born in Hannibal, Missouri. He left school at age 14 and soon moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and Saint Charles, Missouri, where he entertained as a singer in saloons. As many places had pianos in bad shape or none at all, Edwards taught himself to play ʻukulele to serve as his own accompanist (choosing it because it was the cheapest instrument in the music shop). He was nicknamed "Ukulele Ike" by a club owner who could never remember his name. He got his first break in 1918 at the Arsonia Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed a song called "Ja-Da", written by the club's pianist, Bob Carleton. Edwards and Carleton made it a hit on the vaudeville circuit. Vaudeville headliner Joe Frisco hired Edwards as part of his act, which was featured at the Palace in New York City—the most prestigious vaudeville theater—and later in the Ziegfeld Follies.
Edwards made his first phonograph records in 1919. He recorded early examples of jazz scat singing in 1922. The following year he signed a contract with Pathé Records. He became one of the most popular singers of the 1920s, appearing in several Broadway shows. He recorded many of the pop and novelty hits of the day, including "California, Here I Come", "Hard Hearted Hannah", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", and "I'll See You in My Dreams". Some of the labels of Edwards' early recordings identify him as "Ukelele Ike," a then common misspelling of "ukulele."
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Traded items with a signature of Cliff Edwards
The most expensive item with a signature of Cliff Edwards (CLIFF EDWARDS framed signed piece JIMINY CRICKET Walt Disney PINOCCHIO) was sold in October 2015 for $275.00 while the cheapest item (CLIFF EDWARDS WEST BROMWICH 1939/1947 BRISTOL CITY 1947/1949 AUTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $1.40 in September 2022. The month with the most items sold (1) was September 2010 with an average selling price of $37.88 for an autographed item of Cliff Edwards. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $149.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $26.00 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Cliff Edwards is worth $59.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Cliff Edwards were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Actor, Singer & Disney Voice Actor Cliff Edwards Autograph Photo | $113.50 |  |
| ACTRESS SALLY EILERS AND CLIFF EDWARDS AUTOGRAPH ON OLD ALBUM PAGE | $149.00 | |
| ALBUM PAGE COLLAGE AUTOGRAPH,CLIFF EDWARDS,with,CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY | $73.75 | |
| AMERICAN ACTOR,MUSICIAN,SINGER CLIFF EDWARDS UKELELE IKE ,SIGNED VINTAGE PHOTO | $49.99 | |
| Character Actor CLIFF EDWARDS Signed Album Page - GONE WITH THE WIND, PINOCCHIO | $65.00 | |
| CHAS STARRETT —SIGNED PHOTO—DURANGO KID•Cliff Edwards•3 Stooges•Sons of Pioneers | $41.26 | |
| Cliff Edwards "Fun And Fancy Free" "His Girl Friday" Signed Auto Album Page | $59.99 | |
| CLIFF EDWARDS 'UKELELE IKE' VINTAGE IN PERSON HAND SIGNED ALUBM PAGE PICTURE... | $34.00 | |
| CLIFF EDWARDS (UKULELE IKE)=SIGNED CARD | $45.00 | |
| CLIFF EDWARDS AKA UKULE IKE RARE HAND SIGNED/WRITTEN LETTER/PSA.DNA CERTIFIED. | $36.00 | |
| CLIFF EDWARDS Autographed 3x5 Disney Voice Actor & Musician Died-1971 | $65.00 | |
| Cliff Edwards signed autographed album page! AMCo! 13285 | $99.00 | |
| Cliff Edwards Voice Of Jiminy Cricket Signed B+W 5X7 Photo | $26.00 | |
| Cliff Edwards Walt Disney Voice Actor As Jiminy Cricket Signed Page | $69.99 | |
| CLIFF EDWARDS—SIGNED PHOTO—SINGIN’ RAIN—GIRL FRIDAY—KEATON—DISNEY Jiminy Cricket | $96.00 | |
