hallelujah I'm a Bum- by Eddie Kirk

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hallelujah I'm a Bum- by Eddie Kirk

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Does sny one kno "Hallelujsh I'm a Bum" sung by Eddie kirk on cylinder record. Is it a good record, or does anyone know where I can listen to it.

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Various people recorded Hallelujah I'm A Bum. I've never heard the Eddie Kirk(eby) version, but he also recorded under the name of Ted Wallace... The song is available on YouTube, but couldn't find this version...
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Re: hallelujah I'm a Bum- by Eddie Kirk

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Here are both sides of the Diamond Disc 52384...
http://radiancepen.tumblr.com/post/5240 ... g-a-jaunty
http://radiancepen.tumblr.com/post/5239 ... h-im-a-bum


from Edison Blue Amberol Cylinders U.S., Special, and Foreign Issues (1912–1929), Allan Sutton
5605 (R: Nov 1928) Disc mx: [E] 18644-B (52384-R) NY: Jul 28, 1928
Ed Kirkeby (as Eddie Kirk) Acc: Tommy Felline (guitar)
The bum song (McClintock)
also...
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6684690

Is this really the same guy... if so, what a career...
https://78records.wordpress.com/2012/01 ... 1921-1922/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Kirkeby
I searched for a while and could not link this Kirkeby to the Edison singer, Kirk.

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