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Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) Old time ukulele player and performer (tribute)
Cliff closeup.
24.12.2025 10:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cliff poses for a studio shot. Circa 1930.
24.12.2025 10:15 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sketch of Ukulele Ike with his trusty "lamb chop".
23.12.2025 05:02 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Always well dressed and ready to perform with his trusty ukulele.
22.12.2025 11:09 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"A moment of quiet inspection as Cliff Edwards (AKA 'Ukulele Ike') prepares his instrument ahead of a live performance."
19.12.2025 05:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hosting the 'Cliff Edwards Show' on the ABC Radio Network in the mid-1940s
19.12.2025 00:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Serenading on the back lot with ukulele
08.12.2025 10:14 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Besieged
17.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hollywood Revue - Circa 1930
05.11.2025 01:59 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cliff Edwards in recording studio.
21.07.2025 07:01 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cliff Edwards sings 'The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi'
youtu.be/09uIxQBCxrk?...
Ike visited Australia in 1952, arriving in January of that year. He was intending to stay for a few months but ended up staying for a few years.
04.03.2025 07:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ukulele Ike performing in Australia in 1952
Cliff Edwards 'Ukulele Ike' appears here in Sydney, Australia, 1952, at The Hour Of Song radio show.
From the movie 'Laughing Sinners' (1931).
Ukulele Ike plays the part of Mike in this story. One reviewer gave Ike 'high praise' saying: "Cliff Edwards strums a ukulele to good effect in a minor role".
Hi Jon,
This Dropbox link should work. Enjoy!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7ukhj...
Regards Terry
This Dropbox link should work. Enjoy!
31.01.2025 02:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Ukulele Ike: "Hey sweetheart, this little plinky-plinky-plunk-plunk sounds good, don't ya think?"
31.01.2025 02:48 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0There’s a CHAT button, try that?
30.01.2025 14:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Cliff Edwards explains how he plays the ukulele in his only 'Ukulele Ike's Method' booklet. DM me for a free PDF of the book.
29.01.2025 07:54 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Banjo-Ike. Who knew?
29.01.2025 07:52 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
What!? People in 2025 still listening to my music? Get outta here. (Ukulele Ike - Cliff Edwards studio shot, circa 1935)
29.01.2025 07:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ike with Buster Keaton and the lovely Sally Eilers in the 1930 romp 'Doughboys'
23.01.2025 08:47 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ike is slapped for staring at a pretty girl.
Madge Evans, Cliff Edwards and William Haines in “Fast Life” (MGM, 1932)
Plinky-plinky, plunk-plunk = Ukulele Ike
23.01.2025 08:32 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Ike at a New Year's eve party in 1929.
23.01.2025 08:28 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The ukulele isn't to everyone's taste...
16.01.2025 06:21 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
At last! Some Good News...turns out you can play your ukulele like a fiddle!
08.01.2025 05:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Organizing my scrap-book...
18.12.2024 06:44 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Sally Starr with Cliff Edwards in MGM short 'The Flower Garden', 1930.
14.12.2024 07:27 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Ukulele Ike croons a tune while sharing pajamas with a pal.
04.12.2024 04:19 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
