Harry Lester (1895-1993)
Last updated: 04.08.23
According to the obituary given below, Harry Lester [Harold Worth Lester] was variety performer born in Fort Worth, Texas.
He travelled with is father, John an itinerant showman performing in tent shows, medicine shows, town hall shows as an infant. The family act was joined by his younger brother Burton and they learned every kind of act and between them they played virtually every musical instrument.
They arrived in England in 1915 and debuted at the Victoria Palace they never returned to the USA. During the country-western music craze in the 1930s he formed "The Hayseeds " proving to be his greatest success. "The Hayseeds " performed from 1938 to 1957 when Harry Lester retired..
He travelled with is father, John an itinerant showman performing in tent shows, medicine shows, town hall shows as an infant. The family act was joined by his younger brother Burton and they learned every kind of act and between them they played virtually every musical instrument.
They arrived in England in 1915 and debuted at the Victoria Palace they never returned to the USA. During the country-western music craze in the 1930s he formed "The Hayseeds " proving to be his greatest success. "The Hayseeds " performed from 1938 to 1957 when Harry Lester retired..
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Obituary: Harry Lester | Obituary by ndependent.co.uk |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 3 works performed by Harry Lester who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Girls Have the Best of It (1892), The | William George Eaton | Richard Morton (words) Harry Lester (perf.) |
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Plenty of Room (1896) | Tom Graham(w&m) | Harry Lester (perf.) | Pub. |
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Man of the World (1895), A | Joseph Tabrar | Fred Murray (words) Harry Lester (perf.) |
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