[78-L] Billy Murray Tribute?!

[bobhope at optonline.net]

As for Billy Murray's Tombstone --- There is just a small monument with only his last name "MURRAY".  He is buried in Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, Long Island, NY.

Bob Lang

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> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:23 -0400
> From: Bill Knowlton 
> Subject: [78-L] A Billy Murray Tribute?!
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> I've just contacted the Starr-Gennett Foundation with website 
> material on Billy Murray. Billy did, in fact, record for Gennett.
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> As you may know, the Starr-Gennett Walk Of Fame is located the 
> Richmond, Indiana "gorge" where the Gennett Record recording 
> studio and record production facilities were located. 
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> A series of beautiful round plaques with mosiac-like pictures of 
> Gennett-Champion artists run along two sidewalks with the likes 
> of Bix Biederbecke, Lawrence Welk, Uncle Dave Macon and Bradley 
> Kincaid being given the permanent tributes they TRULY deserve.
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> I hope the selection committee accepts Billy Murray. 
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> As far as I know there's no monument to him anywhere, except, 
> perhaps, on his tombstone.
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> Check out the Starr-Gennett Foundation's website!
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> www.starrgennettfoundation.org
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> And let's keep our fingers crossed!
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