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Charles Purcell

b. 1883, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, d. 20 March 1962, NEW YORK, NY, USA. An early on Purcell display on Broadway was The Golden Butterfly (1908), music by Reginald DeKoven, publication and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Purcell’s tunes included ‘Story’ and ‘The Elf Ruler’, both sung with Gladys Coleman and …

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