Becoming popular playing the ukulele, his unique singing and
supplying the voice of animated movies, Cliff Edwards was one of the
most popular singers in America.
Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Edwards left school at the age of 14, moved
to St. Louis, and started to work as a singer in saloons. He then
taught himself to play the ukulele. He got his nickname, "Ukelele Ike",
from a club owner who couldn't remember his name.
Entering the vaudeville circuit, he finally made it big. After
going into movies, one of his first movies he made was his most
noticeable:
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929).
Eleven years later, he was immortalized in Disney's
Pinocchio (1940).
