KING OF THE BUNGALOWS
Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene … Read Full Bio ↴Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. He was a vaudeville star and made some of the earliest sound recordings of scat singing in 1911 for Columbia Records and Victor Records and was a popular Ragtime performer. Greene was born in Aurora, Illinois and moved to Chicago as a young child. He began his professional career in the late 1890's with his future wife Blanche Werner. They performed in vaudeville first as Manjonita and Eugene and then as Greene & Werner. Greene began performing as a solo act around 1909. He toured England in 1912 and 1913 and Australia in 1913 and 1914. His pianist was on these tours was Charley Straight. Greene continued to be a popular vaudeville performer in the United States and Canada until his death backstage immediately after a vaudeville performance at the Grand Opera House in New York in 1930.
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KING OF THE BUNGALOWS
Gene Greene Lyrics


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@elliotkennedy2138

Goated

@forpspeakingclass4444

One of, if not the first scat song of all time. History!

@michaelmarshall55

well ahead of his time !

@chasbari

Popeye the Sailor Man shows up.. wonder if this was inspiration for that character voice.

@davidthelefty

Popeye?! That sounded like Tibetan throat singing from 2:08. Talk about multicultural influences!!

@grimmsby3011

The Irish and Germans have traditional forms of "scat" singing too, so it's most likely influenced by that and he just added on a twist of his own with the raspy voice.