Description: Bio Arthur Collins was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 7th 1864. Collins moved with his family to Barnegat, New Jersey around 1879 and as a teenager worked as a volunteer lifesaver on the Jersey shore, beginning an enthusiasm for sailing that became a lifelong pursuit. However, his fine baritone voice, heard in church and in local concert appearances, convinced Collins' family to send him back to Philadelphia for formal training. After concluding his studies, Collins spent some 15 years touring with various stock companies and appearing in summer opera in St. Louis. Taking occasional roles for extra money, Collins enjoyed a star turn in a production given by the DeWolf Hopper Opera Company in 1898, and talent scouts for Edison Records requested Collins audition which was held May 16, 1898. Within a few years, Collins proved one of the most productive and successful singers in the record business, and in his long career between 1898 and 1925 he worked for every record company active in the United States. He specialized in what were then called comic ragtime dialect numbers associated with vaudeville and minstrel shows. Collins also utilized an array of vocal effects and caricature voices which gave the impression that there were multiple persons at the horn on his recordings, though it was just Collins. In the early 1900's he partnered with Byron Harlan and recorded hundreds of comic duets through the mid 1920's as Collins and Harlan. During a personal appearance at the Princess Theater in Medina, Ohio on October 20, 1921, Collins was badly injured when he fell through an open trap door. While he recovered well enough to resume his singing and recording career, his health began to decline afterward and in 1926, Collins retired, relocating to Florida with his wife. He died at the age of 69 in Tice, Florida on August 3, 1933. This Encore 2 CD includes many of Arthur Collins comic recordings made during the Ragtime Era. The period covered by this CD is 1909 to 1911.All selections have been digitally restored by Vintage Recordings ************************************************************************************ Several Items will have a symbol next to a song. You can listen to a sound clip with the windows media player. Arthur Collins - Encore 2 Comic Ragtime Minstrel Songs [Recorded 1909 – 1911] 1- Let Me Down Easy [Recorded 1909] 2- Nobody Knows Where John Brown Went [Recorded 1909] Your browser does not support the audio element. 3- Just To Be Sociable [Recorded 1909] 4- Missouri Joe [Recorded 1909] 5- I Get Dippy When I Do The Two Step [Recorded 1909] 6- The Whitewash Man [Recorded 1909] 7- That’s A Plenty [Recorded 1909] 8- The Hot Tamale Man [Recorded 1909] Your browser does not support the audio element. 9- Strawberries [Recorded 1909] 10- What’s The Use Of Loving If You Can’t Love All The Time [Recorded 1909] 11- That’s A Plenty (Alternate Version) [Recorded 1909] 12- Come After Breakfast And Leave Before Lunch [Recorded 1909] 13- The Coleville Cadets [Recorded 1910] 14- Let Me Down Easy (Alternate Version) [Recorded 1910] 15- I’m So Tired Of Living, I Don’t Care If I Die [Recorded 1910] 16- Steamboat Bill [Recorded 1911]
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Artist: Arthur Collins, Comic Ragtime Minstrel Songs
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Release Title: Arthur Collins Comic Ragtime Minstrel Songs
Genre: Ragtime
