Coordinates | 58°00′″N56°19′″N |
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name | Harry Champion |
birth name | William Crump |
birth date | 16 April 1865 |
birth place | Shoreditch, London |
death date | 14 January 1942 (age 76) |
death place | Tottenham, London |
occupation | singer, composer |
years active | 1880 - 1940 }} |
In 1888 he changed his stage name from Will Conray to Harry Champion, and with a wide repertoire of songs, he became one of music hall's most successful artists. He was known for performing his songs at breakneck speed and often sang about the joys of food.
The earliest known recording success was in 1896 with "In The World turned upside down" followed by "Down fell the Pony in a Fit" in 1897. But perhaps the four recordings he was famous for were "Boiled Beef and Carrots" (1909) "I'm Henry the eighth I am" (1910), "Any Old Iron" (1911) and "A Little Bit of Cucumber" (1915). Other records of note included "What a Mouth" (1906) "Ginger You're Barmy" (1910), "Everybody Knows Me in Me Old Brown Hat" and "Beaver" both from (1922)
Having taken retirement in 1920, Champion ran a successful taxi business called "Horseshoe Coaches" and had "H.C." emblems advertised across the carriages. The initials were also intended to stand for Harry Champion. The company was based in Summerhill Road, Tottenham and grew to become a popular business in the early post-war years. The business was later renamed "North London Coaches" during the 1930's, but the fleet of vehicles was commandeered for the War Effort by the British government at the outbreak of World War II in 1939. After the war, the business adopted a new name and was run by Champion's son, William Henry Crump, who initially worked as a mechanic for the company. The business was later run by Steve Crump, who was Champion's grandson.
In 1930 and during the Great Depression of the 1930's, music hall entertainment made a comeback, and Champion, like some other performers of the genre, returned to performing and enjoyed popularity throughout the 1930s. He started to perform on the radio in the later part of the decade. However, continuous performing exhausted him by late 1941, and he retired to a nursing home in London.
Champion died in Tottenham on 14 January 1942 having briefly come out of the nursing home the previous year. He is buried in East Finchley Cemetery.
Champion was mentioned in Series 3 Episode 9 of Dads Army, entitled "War dance", where Corporal Jones was performing various impressions of Music Hall acts of Champion's day. In order to stall an announcement of marriage by Private Pike, Private Walker rushed onto stage to demand Jones does his "'Arry Champion impression". Jones refused, stating he did no such impression. The episode was first broadcast on 6 November 1969.
In 1960 the actor and singer Stanley Holloway recorded an album entitled "Down at the Old Bull and Bush", which included a cover of "Any Old Iron" In 1965 the pop group Hermans Hermits recorded a cover of "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" for the album "Hermits On Tour" and reached No. 1 in the American Bill board Charts on 7 August 1965.
Chas and Dave are admirers of Champion and often emulate his style, incorporating it into their own acts. In 1984 they recorded "Harry was a Champion" in tribute to him.
"Ginger You're Barmy" which was the title of Champion's 1910 song was used as the title of a book written by the actor David Lodge in 1962.
Category:1866 births Category:1942 deaths Category:English comedy musicians Category:Music hall performers Category:People from Shoreditch
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