biography
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| lived:
| (1745–1814)
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| biography:
| Composer, writer, and theatre manager, born in Southampton, Hampshire, S England, UK. He early attracted notice by his singing, and began a stage career in 1762. In 1789 he started his popular series of one-man musical entertainments. He wrote over 1000 songs (such as ‘Poor Jack’ and ‘Tom Bowling’) and many stage works, musical pieces, and novels. |
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