Harry Fragson

Harry Fragson was a French chansonnier, composer and piano player at the turn of the 20th century. He was one of the earliest French singers to have his songs mechanically reproduced on wax recordings. Several of these wax recordings have survived and can be found on the internet as MP3 files, although the quality can be considered as rather poor. Yet, apart from the minor sound quality, the wax recordings give a fair indication of both Fragson's vocal style (heavy timbre