Lewis James
Lewis Lyman James " and "Pal of My Cradle Days", among others.Biography
He was born in Scio, Michigan on July 27, 1892.
He recorded extensively as a soloist, duet partner, and quartet lead singer. His first recording with the Shannon Four was the World War I chestnut, "All Aboard For Home Sweet Home." Like many of his colleagues, he proved exceedingly versatile in recording love ballads, hymns, children's songs, and the more sophisticated early jazz harmonies of the Revelers with whom he made several successful European tours. The Shannon Four, Revelers, Crescent Trio, and Merrymakers consisted mostly of the same singers, with occasional substitutes. His sweet melodic tenor is immortalized on Victor, Columbia, and Edison recordings, mostly from 1917 through 1927.
He died on February 19, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois.
