Tom Foy

AYorkshire Lad in London
Bpart 2

Label: Bell
Catalogue number: 203
Genre: Music Hall
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #1578

Tom Foy recorded 'Yorkshire Lad in London' parts 1 and 2 for Bell, a small British label, probably in the early 1920s. This is the same Yorkshire dialect comedy piece as his Empire recording (id 16557), here pressed on a different imprint.

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