ARCHIVE NO. 022 · 19th century

Harry Nelson

Music hall singer

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Harry Nelson was a music hall singer of humorous songs in Geordie dialect. He belonged to the early recording history of Tyneside song, leaving records of a regional performance style that might otherwise have been lost.

His recordings include his own Hi, Canny Man, as well as Our Jemmie. He is thought to have died in the early years of the First World War.