Evan Williams (tenor)

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Harry Evan Williams facing forward circa 1917
Harry Evan Williams circa 1917

Harry Evan Williams (7 September 1867 – 24 May 1918) was an oratorio tenor. He recorded almost one hundred 78-RPM records for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the United States and The Gramophone Company (HMV) in England. Williams gave more than 1,000 performances and recitals during his 25-year professional career across the United States and in England and Wales. Williams was praised most highly by critics for his interpretations of Handel.[1]

"Just Awearyin' for You"
1911 recording of Evan Williams singing "Just Awearyin' for You" (w. Frank Lebby Stanton m. Carrie Jacobs-Bond)
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