Billy Golden | |
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 Portrait of Golden, 1895 | |
| Born | William B. Shires June 9, 1858 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1926 (aged 67) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1874-1926 |
William B. Shires (June 9, 1858 – January 29, 1926), who performed and recorded as Billy Golden, was an American blackface comic, and singer who was a popular recording artist between the 1890s and the 1910s.