Cliff Friend
Cliff Friend was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", also known as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (d. 1974)
1 October 1893
Born on the same birth date (1 October 1893): Ip Man
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