Eddie Morton
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Edward Farren Morton (May 15, 1870 – April 11, 1938),[1] was an American singer and comedian who recorded during the ragtime era. Known as "The Singing Cop", he has been described as "one of the most extraordinary performers of the early recording industry."[2]
Biography
Eddie Morton was born in
He first recorded, as a gruff-voiced comic
Morton did not record after 1917, but continued as a popular vaudeville attraction until 1926. He then retired to run a golf club and a restaurant, Ed Morton's Little Bit of Broadway, at Wildwood, New Jersey. He died of a heart attack in 1938 at the age of 67.[1][6]
Legacy
A compilation CD of Morton's recordings between 1907 and 1910, The Sound of Vaudeville, was issued by Archeophone Records in 2003.[2] A second CD compilation, Ed. Morton's "Bit of Broadway", was released by Archeophone in 2012.[6]
"I'm A Member Of The Midnight Crew", a composition by William Jerome and Jean Schwartz was recorded by Eddie Morton in 1909. This recording was discovered by Toby Fox and used in the webcomic Homestuck,[7] containing the group of mobsters coincidentally named the Midnight Crew, who were used in a previous webcomic called Problem Sleuth. This use inspired covers by fellow Homestuck music team members David Ko[8] and Michael Guy Bowman.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Notes on "Don't Take Me Home", Archeophone Records Archived 2013-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 June 2013
- ^ a b c d Eddie Morton: The Sound of Vaudeville, Archeophone Records. Retrieved 6 June 2013
- ^ Anthony, Walter (8 December 1912). A Policeman on a New Beat and a Fighter in a Strange Arena, The San Francisco Call
- ^ a b Library of Congress, Ed Morton. Retrieved 6 June 2013
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ a b c Ed. Morton's "Bit of Broadway", Archeophone Records. Retrieved 6 June 2013
- ^ I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew featured on Homestuck
- ^ I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Acapella) I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Acapella), Homestuck Vol. 8
- ^ [1] I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew (Post-Punk Version), Homestuck Vol. 9
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