Contralto Elsie Baker scored 26 hits on the Victor label (some under the name "Edna Brown" and some as half of duets) between 1912 and 1922. Her two #1 recordings were "I Love You Truly" in 1912 and "Hush-a-bye Ma Baby (The Missouri Waltz)" in 1917. Among the others: "Silent Night, Hallowed Night" (1912), "Daddy Has A Sweetheart and Mother Is Her Name" (1912), "The Trail of The Lonesome Pine" (1913; a song later revived by Laurel & Hardy!), "Home Sweet Home" (1915), "Simple Melody" (1916; a song later revived by Bing & Gary Crosby) and "Where The Lazy Mississippi Flows" (1921).
Contralto Elsie Baker scored 26 hits on the Victor label (some under the name "Edna Brown" and some as half of duets) between 1912 and 1922. Her two #1 recordings were "I Love You Truly" in 1912 and "Hush-a-bye Ma Baby (The Missouri Waltz)" in 1917. Among the others: "Silent Night, Hallowed Night" (1912), "Daddy Has A Sweetheart and Mother Is Her Name" (1912), "The Trail of The Lonesome Pine" (1913; a song later revived by Laurel & Hardy!), "Home Sweet Home" (1915), "Simple Melody" (1916; a song later revived by Bing & Gary Crosby) and "Where The Lazy Mississippi Flows" (1921).
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