[78-L] Alec Templeton...

[Don Chichester]

My wife and I saw her in person on Broadway in the late '50s/
 
Don
 

> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:19:27 -0400
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Alec Templeton...
> 
> On 10/31/2012 5:10 PM, Ted Kneebone wrote:
> > Alec Templeton was a pianist. He had his own
> > radio program in the 1940s. He was sort of like
> > Victor Borge. He was blind and put out a few
> > 78s; I have the CD versions of some of them.
> > Very funny guy, but his own style. Not really
> > like Borge but funny all the same.
> > Speaking of funny musicians, we should
> > mention "The Rhine Maiden" lady -- she taught
> > folk singing, too. And her name was
> ANNA RUSSELL. Naturalized Canadian (1943), lived between here and Australia 
> till her death 6 years ago. dl
>