Henry W. Armstrong
Henry W. Armstrong | |
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| Born | July 22, 1879 Somerville, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | February 22, 1951 (aged 71) New York, New York, US |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, boxer, booking agent, producer |
| Instruments | singing, piano |
Henry W. "Harry" Armstrong (July 22, 1879 – February 28, 1951) was an American boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Alley composer.[1]
His biggest hit was "Sweet Adeline", written in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard.[1][2] His 1905 sentimental ballad "Nellie Dean" became the signature song of the British music hall singer Gertie Gitana,[3] and subsequently a popular British pub song.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Songs About Kisses and Kissing. ParlorSongs, September 2003. The Parlor Songs Association.
- ^ Spaeth, Sigmund (December 1945). "Two Sweet Songs". The Rotarian.
- ^ Power, John C (26 May 2009). "BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - People - Gertie Gitana". BBC. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ Harrowven, Jean (1977). The origins of rhymes, songs and sayings. Kaye & Ward. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-7182-1267-4.
External links[]
- Free scores by Henry W. Armstrong in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Free scores by Henry W. Armstrong at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- List of works
- Harry Armstrong at IMDb
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