Annelu Burns

Burns (second from right) singing with Madelyn Sheppard, Helen S. Woodruff, J. B. Wells, and sailors, c. 1918

Annelu Burns (November 12, 1889 – July 11, 1942) was an American lyricist and violinist from Selma, Alabama. She wrote lyrics for songs, theater productions, and films. She frequently wrote songs together with Madelyn Sheppard, a musician and composer who was also from Selma.[1] W. C. Handy's Handy Music Co. published their song “O Saroo Saroo",[2] which Reese DuPree recorded in 1924.[2] Burns also partnered with composer Ernest Ball to produce several popular songs.[3] Later in her life, she worked as a teacher in New York.

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