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May 25, 1877: Born: Billy Murray, arguably the most popular recording artist of the acoustic era.

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Here's a guy that I'd mention in my WW1 reenacting! edisonplayer.

Happy birthday, Billy Murray!

I have "visited" Murray once or twice. He is buried at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, NY, not far from where I grew up. I have family members buried there, on the other side of the cemetery, so I occasionally stop by Billy's grave after I stop by the family plot.