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George Formby
42,266 listeners
George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was a British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, usually playing…
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Harry Champion
2,537 listeners
William Crump (April 17, 1865 – January 14, 1942), better known by the stage name Harry Champion, was a famous British music hall composer and star.…
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Ken Dodd
24,541 listeners
Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd, OBE (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his unruly hair…
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Al Jolson
103,450 listeners
Asa "Al Jolson" Yoelson (born to Jewish immigrants Moshe Reuben Yoelson and Naomi Etta Cantor - the original family name was Hesselson - in…
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Florrie Forde
2,176 listeners
Florrie Forde (August 16, 1875 - April 18, 1940), born Flora May Flannagan, was an Australian popular singer and entertainer. She was one of the…
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Zizi Jeanmaire
11,115 listeners
Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire, plus connue sous le pseudonyme Zizi Jeanmaire, née le 29 avril 1924, à Paris est une danseuse de ballet, chanteuse,…
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Arthur Askey
6,562 listeners
Arthur Askey CBE (June 6, 1900 – November 16, 1982) was a prominent English comedian.
His recording career included "The Bee Song" and his theme…
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Fanny Brice
10,229 listeners
Fanny Brice was born on October 29, 1891 to Jewish immigrants on New York's East Side. She grew up in Newark, NJ as well as Bergenstreet/St.…
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Eddie Cantor
47,098 listeners
Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter. Known to Broadway, radio and early…
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Lily Morris
650 listeners
Lily Morris (September 30, 1882–October 3, 1952), born Lilles Mary Crosby, was an English music hall performer, who specialized in comedic singing.…
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Stanley Kirkby
1,017 listeners
Stanley Kirkby was a British music hall singer at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was particularly well known for a series of songs he…
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Gus Elen
718 listeners
Ernest Augustus Elen (22 July 1862 – 17 February 1940) was an English music hall singer and comedian. He achieved success from 1891, performing…
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Marie Lloyd
1,086 listeners
Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (12 February 1870 – 7 October 1922) was an English music hall singer, best known as Marie Lloyd. Her ability to add…
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Vesta Victoria
1,213 listeners
Vesta Victoria (November 26, 1873 – April 7, 1951) was an English music hall singer and comedian. Although born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Vesta adopted a…
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Leslie Sarony
2,509 listeners
Leslie Sarony (born Leslie Legge Frye 22 January 1897 - 12 February 1985) was a British entertainer, singer and songwriter. Sarony was born in…
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Vesta Tilley
754 listeners
Matilda Alice Powles (May 13, 1864 – September 16, 1952), was an English male impersonator. At the age of 11, she adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley…
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Ernie Mayne
311 listeners
Ernie Mayne was born in Topsham, Devon, in 1871. During a lifetime on the Halls, he played a range of pantomime dames, including Mother Goose. He…
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Edith Day
1,293 listeners
Edith Day (April 10, 1896 - May 1, 1971) was an American actress best known for her roles in musicals.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Day made her…
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Charles Coborn
520 listeners
Coborn, whose real name was Colin McCallum, was born in 1852, and had one of the longest careers of any music hall performer, from 1872 until his…