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Harry Cox
Harry Fred Cox (27 March 1885 – 6 May 1971), was a Norfolk farmworker and one of the most important singers of traditional English music of the twentieth century, on account of his large repertoire and fine singing style.
His music inspired folk revival musicians including Shirley Collins, The Dubliners and Steeleye Span.
Harry Cox was born in Barton Turf in 1885, the seventh of thirteen children born to Robert Cox (1837–1928), a seaman, and Sarah Cox (née Nobbs) (1850–1944). His father and his paternal grandfather, also called Robert Cox (1807–1891), were noted singers in the local area. His family moved to the Potter Heigham / Catfield area in the 1890s.
He served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, worked at various farms in the local area and sang in pubs in Sutton, Potter Heigham and Ludham.
In 1927 at the age of 42, Cox married Elsie Amis, who died in 1951.
The English composer E.J. Moeran visited Harry Cox in 1921, incorporating some of his songs into his works. Some of the songs collected by Moeran were included in the Folk-Song Journal (1923). In 1934, Moeran arranged for Cox to be recorded by Decca Records in London.
In the 1950s and 60s, Peter Kennedy, the Lomax family and other folk song collectors recorded his songs and he occasionally made TV and radio appearances, gaining notoriety among folk music enthusiasts. In 1964 he was featured with fellow Norfolk singer Sam Larner in a TV film by Philip Donnellan, The Singer and the Song; this was released as an LP in 1966.
He died in 1971 at the age of 86.
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Harry Cox
Harry Fred Cox (27 March 1885 – 6 May 1971), was a Norfolk farmworker and one of the most important singers of traditional English music of the twentieth century, on account of his large repertoire and fine singing style.
His music inspired folk revival musicians including Shirley Collins, The Dubliners and Steeleye Span.
Harry Cox was born in Barton Turf in 1885, the seventh of thirteen children born to Robert Cox (1837–1928), a seaman, and Sarah Cox (née Nobbs) (1850–1944). His father and his paternal grandfather, also called Robert Cox (1807–1891), were noted singers in the local area. His family moved to the Potter Heigham / Catfield area in the 1890s.
He served in the Royal Navy in the First World War, worked at various farms in the local area and sang in pubs in Sutton, Potter Heigham and Ludham.
In 1927 at the age of 42, Cox married Elsie Amis, who died in 1951.
The English composer E.J. Moeran visited Harry Cox in 1921, incorporating some of his songs into his works. Some of the songs collected by Moeran were included in the Folk-Song Journal (1923). In 1934, Moeran arranged for Cox to be recorded by Decca Records in London.
In the 1950s and 60s, Peter Kennedy, the Lomax family and other folk song collectors recorded his songs and he occasionally made TV and radio appearances, gaining notoriety among folk music enthusiasts. In 1964 he was featured with fellow Norfolk singer Sam Larner in a TV film by Philip Donnellan, The Singer and the Song; this was released as an LP in 1966.
He died in 1971 at the age of 86.