Billy Merson The Spaniard
That Blighted My Life(CDR24)
Billy Merson was a man of many talents. He had an excellent voice
unusually combined with acting and acrobatic skills. He appeared in
both Music Hall and Review and was for a time manager of the
Shaftesbury theatre. His character songs are full of wit and with
lively tunes soon become etched in the memory. All his most famous
songs together with some lesser known numbers are included on this 26
track CD.
Track Listing
Out on the Prairie (Spoken
Introduction) Out on the Prairie If I catch Alfonso tonight (w.
Beatrice Allen) It's going to be a serious thing for England Take an
old woman's advice I'm setting the Village on fire Back to my Home in
the Mountains They can't find Kelly Since Father retired I'm so
spiteful The Spaniard that blighted my life Don't sing in Ragtime
The Yacht I've not got The Gay Cavalier I'm going away A Prairie
life for me Chinese Tango Trot Senora Opera de Merson The night I
appeared as Macbeth In the Days when Knights were bold The Photo of
the Girl I left behind Madam Anita Peroxide The Gondolier The
Gladiator Good ship Yacki-Hicki-Doo-La
