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The Bad Piano Player

The Bad Piano Player

Cliff Friend

Oct 27, 2026 · 29 min · 18 segments

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player returns to the fold with a composer, a lyricist, a modest career arc with a couple of hit songs, and someone…

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player returns to the fold with a composer, a lyricist, a modest career arc with a couple of hit songs, and someone only my core-within-the-core will know. We feature Cliff Friend on episode 198. Six of his best and I do my best to sing them as he would have liked. Tune in for songs.

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player returns to the fold with a composer, a lyricist, a modest career arc with a couple of hit songs, and someone…

Speakers: John WingHost

Top entities: Cincinnati×5 Irving Caesar×6 Dan Levinson×2 The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down×3 Dave Franklin×5

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Benjamin Franklin KeithPerson
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Eddy ArnoldPersonAmerican singer
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Joe WilliamsPersonAmerican jazz singer
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Sophie TuckerPersonAmerican singer and comedian
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Irving MillsPersonAmerican music publisher and musician
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