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May 25, 1877: Born: Billy Murray, arguably the most popular recording artist of the acoustic era.
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Billy Murray
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phonogfp
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Billy Murray
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May 25, 1877: Born: Billy Murray, arguably the most popular recording artist of the acoustic era.
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique
May 25, 1877: Born: Billy Murray, arguably the most popular recording artist of the acoustic era.
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique
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edisonplayer
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Re: Billy Murray
Here's a guy that I'd mention in my WW1 reenacting! edisonplayer.
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Re: Billy Murray
Happy birthday, Billy Murray!
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Re: 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.