Gene Greene

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Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. He was a vaudeville star and made some of the earliest sound recordings of scat singing in 1911 for Columbia Records and Victor Records and was a popular Ragtime performer. Greene was born in Aurora, Illinois and moved to Chicago as a young child. He began his professional career in the late 1890's with his future wife Blanche Werner. They performed in vaudeville first as Manjonita and Eugene and then as Greene & Werner. Greene began performing as a solo act around 1909. He toured England in 1912 and 1913 and Australia in 1913 and 1914. His pianist was on these tours was Charley Straight. Greene continued to be a popular vaudeville performer in the United States and Canada until his death backstage immediately after a vaudeville performance at the Grand Opera House in New York in 1930. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950 [Disc 1]

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Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950

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Archive Of American Popular Music 1895-1927

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Gene Greene the Ragtime King Rarities Charley Straight, Vol. 2 (Recorded 1912-1913) [Piano]

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Pop Music The Early Years 1890-1950, Vol. 1

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Gene Greene the Ragtime King Rarities, Vol. 1 (Recorded 1911-1917)

From Ragtime To Jazz Vol. 3 1902-1923

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Vintage Memories

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That Devilin' Tune - A Jazz History, 1895-1950 Volume 1 (Disc 1)

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That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950), Vol. 1 (1895-1927)

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Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950 Disc 1

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That Devilin' Tune - a Jazz History, 1895-1950 Volume 1 (Disc 3)

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