William F. Hooley

Photoportrait of singers Ada Jones (seated center) and "Male Quartet" on Edison Records catalog supplement for November 1910. Quartet of singers surrounding Jones are identified as "clockwise from bottom left: Billy Murray, John Bieling, Steve Porter, and William F. Hooley".[1]

William F. Hooley (16 April 1861 – 12 October 1918) was a British-born American bass singer and pioneer recording artist who was popular as a solo singer, as a monologist, and as a member of several of the most successful vocal groups of the early twentieth century, including The Haydn Quartet and The American Quartet.

  1. ^ "BILLY MURRAY SCRAPBOOK: Historic Photos, Ads and Clippings, 1909-1932". www.mainspringpress.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.