ABSTRACT
American vaudeville performer and singer of popular songs, born in Kentucky. He made numerous appearances in Broadway musicals from 1915-1931. His first recording was “I’m Not Ashamed of You, Molly,” accompanied by Prince’s Orchestra, made in December 1914 (Columbia A-1701). He began recording also for the Little Wonder label in 1914 with “Chinatown, My Chinatown” (Little Wonder #98). His next Columbia was “Goodbye, Virginia” (Columbia A1697; 1915), made with the Peerless Quartet. He remained with Columbia until 1916, while recording
also for Little Wonder, doing solos, duets, and numbers with quartets. From 1917 he worked also for Emerson, Gennett, Okeh, and others. “When I Found You, Poor Little Ritz Girl” was made for Edison Diamond Discs in 1921 (#50721). In the 1930s he gave up recording to go into motion pictures. Ash died in Hollywood. [Walsh 1971/3.]
