Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr

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Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr were the leading recording duet of the acoustic era, cutting popular songs for Columbia, Victor, and Zonophone in the 1900s — including the first recording of “Red Wing,” Columbia 3681, in 1907.

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  • Stanley (born William Stanley Grinsted, 1868–1910) was a bass-baritone and banjoist who recorded prolifically from 1901 and sang in the Columbia and Peerless Quartets.
  • Burr, the era’s most recorded tenor, partnered with Stanley on hundreds of duets until Stanley’s death.

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