Ben Davies

AI Know of Two Bright Eyes
BI'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: DB1430
Genre: Voice
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #17492

Ben Davies, a Welsh baritone and oratorio singer of the Victorian and Edwardian era, performing 'I Know of Two Bright Eyes' and 'I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby' on Columbia DB1430. Davies was a prominent concert and recorded artist in the early 20th century.

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Ben Davies

AHere's to the maiden of bashful Fifteen
BAt Parting

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AHere's to the maiden of bashful Fifteen
BAcnhor's weighed

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AMy Dreams

Ben Davies was a celebrated Welsh tenor and one of the first great recording artists of the acoustic era, active from the 1900s onwards; this Columbia 7350 issue preserves one of his later studio performances.AI summary

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AMy Dreams
BTwo bright eyes

Ben Davies (1858–1943) was a celebrated Welsh tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Columbia pressing of sentimental songs is from the electrical era.AI summary

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Ben Davies

AStar of Bethlehem
BTo Mary

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ATom Bowling

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