[78-L] Willie Robyn

[Tim Brooks]

I spent a lot of time with Willie. Including seeing him at his 101st birthday party! (We should all live so long, and have so many friends.)

His full story (fascinating, but perhaps more than you want to know) can be found here:

http://fms1.library.ucsb.edu/fmi/xsl/arsc/findrecords.xsl?-view

Tim Brooks

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Whipkey" <suuford at msn.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 7:18 PM
Subject: [78-L] Who is William Robyn?


> I've been back to the auctions and  last night  won a pile of old 
records, 
> some junk, some  nice ones, some I  recognize, etc. 
But there is one 
> which is   totally new to me.  I have a 
Victor  record with two songs 
> performed by William Robyn (Tenor with orchestra).   I do not recall ever 
> running across him 
before.  The singing is pretty  typical of  those from 
> the  20s and 30s,  high pitched,  well-enunciated,  on tune male tenor. 
> The  selections are:  Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home  and I'm in 
Heaven 
> when I'm in my Mother's Arms. It's  Victor  number 
18686.  Anyone know 
> anything about   this guy?