Eddie Clifford

Edward Jesse Clifford

American theater and radio organist (born March 11, 1905 in Alameda, California – died March 2, 1967 in Bothell, Snohomish County, Washington, USA)

The son of a Presbyterian minister from New Zealand, Eddie Clifford became a popular movie theater organist and radio performer in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

In 1922, Clifford started working professionally as a theater organist, originally accompanying silent movies. Between 1927 and 1932, he played the Mt. Baker Theatre in Bellingham. In the 1930s, he switched to electric organs, performing at the Embassy in Seattle and at other movie theaters. Around 1960, he served as the staff organist at the four-manual Robert Morton organ in Seattle's Music Hall Theater and held that position until the organ was sold in 1963.

Starting in the 1940s, Clifford would sometimes team up with Seattle pianist Freeman "Tubby" Clark for live performances and recordings.