1st RECORDING OF: Peg O’ My Heart - Charles Harrison (1913)

Featured in the 1913 edition of “Ziegfeld Follies,” this enduringly popular American standard would enjoy a major resurgence in 1947 which was instigated by the Harmonicats’ famous instrumental version (listen here:    • 1947 HITS ARCHIVE: Peg O’ My Heart - Harmo...   )
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The original 78rpm single was issued on Victor 17412 - Peg O’ My Heart (Alfred Bryan-Fred Fisher) by Charles W. Harrison, recorded in Camden NJ July 24, 1913

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