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Harry Frankel, aka "Singin' Sam the Barbasol Man"

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Name	Harry Frankel, aka "Singin' Sam the Barbasol Man"
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	27 Jan 1888	Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
Residence`^?`		Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
Death`^?`	12 Jun 1948	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States

References

Singin' Sam, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

Singin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel (January 27, 1888, Springfield, Ohio -June 12, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and popular personality during the early days of radio. He was best known as "Singin’ Sam, the Barbasol Man" for his long association with that company.
Recorded, in Morrisson-Reeves Library.

Singin’ Sam was the stage name of Harry Frankel, who lived in Richmond for much of his life. Beginning his career as a minstrel performer and vaudevillian, he was a famous personality in the early days of commercial radio. He was best known as Singin’ Sam, the Barbasol Man for his long association with that company.

Sam’s specialty was the old songs (songs that were old in the 1930s!), and he often bragged that he never introduced a new tune in his entire career. Nonetheless, he was nationally known and much loved for his deep voice and informal, down-home style. His shows were 15 minutes in length and consisted of four songs accompanied by Sam’s ad libbed commentary extolling the virtues of by-gone days, and of course, Barbasol or Coca-Cola.