ABSTRACT
American tenor and vaudeville performer, born in Boston. He began to record for the New England Phonograph Company ca. 1891, then went to many labels. He did 10 numbers for Victor, all of which were dropped from the catalog by 1904, and many for Zonophone. Edison had 34 of his cylinders by 1899, including his biggest hit: “A Widow’s Plea” (Edison #6602). Most of his records were Columbias; he had 59 items in the 1899 catalog. Denny died in Seattle.
