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Gene Greene
Background information
Birth nameEugene Delbert Greene
Born(1877-06-09)June 9, 1877
DiedApril 5, 1930(1930-04-05) (aged 52)
New York City
GenresRagtime
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1911–1930

Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1877 – April 5, 1930) was an American vaudeville and ragtime singer. [1] He was one of the first to use scat singing techniques.

Career

Greene was born in Indiana. [1] He worked with his wife, Blanche Werner, as Greene & Werner. [1]

Between 1911 and 1917, he made five recordings of "King of the Bungaloos", which was his most popular song. [1] Nicknamed "The Ragtime King", he employed scat singing techniques on this song. [1] [2] His other songs included "The Chinese Blues" and "Alexander's Got a Jazz Band Now". [1] While on a tour of Europe in 1912, Blanche Werner died. [1] Greene continued to perform, making about 64 recordings during 1912–13 before returning to the U.S. [1] He retired to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ran a restaurant. [1] He tried to sing again in New York City but died of a heart attack backstage. [1]

"King of the Bungaloos" appeared on Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950 as part of Sony's Soundtrack for a Century box set. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Yanow, Scott. "Gene Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ Jasen, David A. (2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. pp. 262–. ISBN  978-0-415-97862-0. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Muir, Peter C. (2010). Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850–1920. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN  978-0-252-07676-3.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gene Greene
Background information
Birth nameEugene Delbert Greene
Born(1877-06-09)June 9, 1877
DiedApril 5, 1930(1930-04-05) (aged 52)
New York City
GenresRagtime
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1911–1930

Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1877 – April 5, 1930) was an American vaudeville and ragtime singer. [1] He was one of the first to use scat singing techniques.

Career

Greene was born in Indiana. [1] He worked with his wife, Blanche Werner, as Greene & Werner. [1]

Between 1911 and 1917, he made five recordings of "King of the Bungaloos", which was his most popular song. [1] Nicknamed "The Ragtime King", he employed scat singing techniques on this song. [1] [2] His other songs included "The Chinese Blues" and "Alexander's Got a Jazz Band Now". [1] While on a tour of Europe in 1912, Blanche Werner died. [1] Greene continued to perform, making about 64 recordings during 1912–13 before returning to the U.S. [1] He retired to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ran a restaurant. [1] He tried to sing again in New York City but died of a heart attack backstage. [1]

"King of the Bungaloos" appeared on Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950 as part of Sony's Soundtrack for a Century box set. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Yanow, Scott. "Gene Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ Jasen, David A. (2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. pp. 262–. ISBN  978-0-415-97862-0. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Muir, Peter C. (2010). Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850–1920. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN  978-0-252-07676-3.

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