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Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards

American actor, musician and singer (Born on June 14, 1895 Hannibal, Missouri Died on July 17, 1971 Hollywood, California). The name "Ukulele Ike" was a household name during Cliff Edwards' heyday. Also remembered as the voice of [a=Jiminy Cricket] and singer of the Oscar-winning "When You Wish Upon A Star" in the 1940 Disney movie Pinocchio. He had a unique three-octave voice and a scat-singing style he called "eefin'". From the 1920s to the 1960s, he appeared in over 100 movies, recorded hundreds of songs, and compiled collections of standard tunes arranged for the ukulele. He had a #1 hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929 and 29 other songs that made the charts throughout this career. A 2000 Hall of Fame Inductee into the Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum.