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Marion Harris

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American singer (1896-1944)

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Vinony's link graph records 67 inbound references to Marion Harris, and connects out to W. C. Handy, Saint Louis Blues and London.

Vinony files it under 1896 births, 1944 deaths and 20th-century American singers.

Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1925
Works
20

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1947-04-02
alt-countryamericanacountrycountry folkcountry musiccountry musicians

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
24,404
Total plays
125,249

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jazz20sfemale vocalists1920sblues

Marion Harris (April 4 1896 — April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer, most successful in the 1920's. She was the first widely known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs. Born Mary Ellen Harrison, probably in Indiana, she first played vaudeville and movie theaters in Chicago around 1914. Dancer Vernon Castle introduced her to the theater community in New York where she debuted in a 1915 Irving Berlin revue, Stop! Look! Listen! In 1916 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Marion+Harri

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Marion Harris
date of birth
1896-04-04
date of death
1944-04-23
name in native language
Marion Harris
start of work period
1914-00-00
birth name
Mary Ellen Harrison
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