Arthur Askey

AHow ashamed I was
BKiss me Goodnight Sergeant Major

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: BD757
Genre: Personalities (Prs)
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #7760

Arthur Askey, the British comedian and entertainer, performs two novelty comedy songs on His Master's Voice BD757 from the late 1930s. Askey was a major British radio and music hall star.

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AStuttering Sergeant
BThanks for dropping in Mr Hess

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ATa ever so
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