R. S. Baker's antique record blog: "The King of Coon Shouters"
August 20, Born: Silas Leachman, prolific pioneer American recording artist and possibly the first commercial recording artist in Chicago, making cylinders for the North .
Silas leachman biography
Silas Leachman sings "My Girl From Dixie." The song is by Raymond A. Browne and Robert J. Adams.
Silas leachman recordings
In , he met a kind local eccentric named Silas Leachman, and wrote a tune dedicated to the former mayor of Chicago who had died during the Exposition of that year.
Silas Leachman: "On This Day in Phonographic History..."
Character Studies-- Silas Leachman () Yes indeed, the man with the rarest perfect pitch a person can inherit.