Songs Written by Cliff HessTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Clifford Hess, better known as Cliff Hess, (June 19, 1894 – June 8, 1959) was an American songwriter, composer, lyricist, and pianist. He began his career as pianist while a young teenager working on passenger riverboats on the Mississippi River. He met Irving Berlin while working in the Chicago branch of the music publisher Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc. By 1911 he was working as Berlin's secretary, and appeared on Broadway that year with Berlin as his accompanist in performances... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Cliff Hess first charted in 1916 with When You Drop Off at Cairo, Illinois.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10.