[78-L] Billy Murray Tribute?!

[Jack Palmer]

Is there any Murray family remaining to check with on this placing of an 
additional stone.  Some of us wanted to add a plaque to Dalhart's grave 
since the present stone only gives MARION L, SLAUGHTER, II plus his birth 
and death date.  I contacted his granddaughter and she was against it so we 
had to call it off.   Jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:48 AM
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> The Stone that says Murray is what is called "A family Stone", and there 
> should be either inscriptions on the rear of it for each family member who 
> has passed away, or individual flat markers in the front of the Family 
> stone for the same purpose. Let's not forget that in his later years, 
> after his recording career was over Billy and his wife struggled 
> financially and really didn't have much, so this could be the reason for a 
> the lack of a suitable individual stone commemorating this great 
> entertainers life. I am wondering whether a movement could be started to 
> correct this situation through donations for a suitable individual marker 
> at the site for Billy Murray "The Denver Nightingale ", entertainer, 
> singer, and leading star of the early phonograph & recording era .
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Rice" < bobrice @ snet .net>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:11:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
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>
> Yes! SO sad, when you think of how MANY records Billy made in his long
> recording career! There should be a Fan Club, or something MORE than a 
> slab
> that sez ;"Murray". I mean when you think of so many "artists" that lately
> passed on, the adjulation they have gotten? Feh ! Michael Jackson comes to
> mind?Billy's career lasted, what, 50 YEARS! ARE there any surviving
> relatives of Billy?
>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:43 AM
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>
>
>> Strange how there is no inscription on the reverse side of the Stone with
>> his full name and dates of birth and passing. Is his wife buried in the
>> same plot ? Since it was just him and his wife, and Billy had no 
>> children,
>> maybe there was no one to order the stone mason to complete the job. I 
>> see
>> many gravestones where this is the case, there are no remaining heirs or
>> the ones that remain just forget to do the inscriptions, and after awhile
>> the process is totally forgotten and lost with time. How sad.
>>
>> Bruce
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: bobhope @ optonline .net
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>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:52:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Billy Murray Tribute?!
>>
>> 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
>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:23 -0400
>>> From: Bill Knowlton
>>> Subject: [78-L] A Billy Murray Tribute?!
>>> To: "78-L (2)" <78-l@ klickitat .78online.com>
>>> Message-ID:
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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 .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope the selection committee accepts Billy Murray.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As far as I know there's no monument to him anywhere, except,
>>> perhaps, on his tombstone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Check out the Starr- Gennett Foundation's website!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> www . starrgennettfoundation .org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And let's keep our fingers crossed!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BILL KNOWLTON , "Bluegrass Ramble," Sundays: 9 pm to midnight
>>> (EST) over WCNY-FM (91.3) Syracuse, WUNY (89.5) Utica , WJNY
>>> (90.9) Watertown NY, also: www . wcny .org udmacon1@ hotmail .com
>>> Since 1973!
>>> PO Box 2400, Syracuse NY 13220-2400. 315-457-6100
>>>
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