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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

October 2, 1908: Died: Will F. Denny, who distinguished himself in 1891at the New England Phonograph Company as a performer of comic songs, followed by a successful career recording for Edison, Columbia and Victor while also appearing on the vaudeville stage.

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Will Denny was terrific but died too young. If you’ve never heard “You’ll Have To Get Off And Walk”, on Columbia label you are missing out. He just had a knack for early phonograph comedy and we can only wonder what could have been.

i like his recording of any rags. here's an article on someone trying to find his grave.

https://www.phonostalgia.com/dennygrave.html