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

January 12, 1867: Born: Len Spencer, pioneer recording comedian, singer, spoken word artist, impresario, and booking agent.

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January 12, 1870 : Born : Karel Burian, Czechoslovakian Tenor. Died September 25, 1924.
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January 12, 1921 : Died (accidentally hit by a train): Gervase Elwes, English Tenor. Born November 15, 1866.
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Gervase Elwes is the great-grandfather of the contemporary actor, Cary Elwes.
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I, the Great Collector, neither was born nor died on this date (well, not yet anyways).
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