[78-L] the Tragic Death of Nat M. Wills

[David Lennick]

Folks always cite "No News" (in fact it became the title and basis for a Ray 
Bradbury story) but the first Nat Wills record I ever found was a 
twelve-incher, "Hortense At The Skating Rink". Recorded in 1908 and still funny.

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Andrea Walsh wrote:
> No... sorry... just a few 78's!
> 
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:
> 
>> Andrea Walsh wrote:
>>> How very sad, I never knew that about Wills.
>>>
>> Which means you do not have a copy of the Archeophone CD set of Wills
>> recordings.
>>
>> Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com
>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:27 PM, <bruce78rpm at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>> http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9900E4DB1E3AE433A25753C1A9649D946696D6CF
>>>> Here is an interesting News Article that I turned up from the Archives
>> of
>>>> the New York Times circa 1917, regarding the death of Nat M. Wills the
>>>> famous comedy star on many records in the early 1900's, perhaps best
>> known
>>>> for "No News or What killed the Dog".
>>>>
>>>> Bruce
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