[78-L] Huh?

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Mon May 3 21:15:50 PDT 2010


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From: "Bud Black" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
> May I say, in defense of Mr. Harry McClaskey, that he really sang his ass
> off in a time when vocal enhancements in recordings were unheard of?  This
> guy could literally sing any type of song, be it light classical (The
> Rosary), religious (Throw Out The Lifeline), country (The Prisoner's
> Sweetheart), show tunes (If You Look In Her Eyes), or even contemporary up
> tempo ballads (I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight.)  His peers dubbed him
> "The Dean Of American Ballad Singers" and that was right on the mark. 
> Even
> Joe Franklyn once dubbed him the "Perry Como and Bing Crosby of his day."
> Personally, I could listen to this cat sing all day long.
> But that's just me.
>
As well, he finished his career as a regular artist on National Barn Dance!
(IIRC)

Steven C. Barr 




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