[78-L] Who is William Robyn?

[Sherry Mayrent]

At 06:05 AM 5/15/2010, L78rpm at aol.com wrote:
>Robyn (1894-1995) was a member of radio's "Roxy's Gang" and during the
>1920s appeared at the Capitol Theatre with the group, which included Gladys
>Rice  and Douglas Stanbury.  (They remained friends until the end of their
>lives.)  He was born in Latvia, never quite lost his accent, and 
>that  hindered
>his career.

He also recorded more than a few sides of Yiddish material.

-- Sherry

Sherry Mayrent
Associate Director, KlezKamp
www.klezkamp.org