John Brown and the Three Contraltos...

John Brown Here is a really good portrait of John Brown, the boy with the flying fingers. Of course it would take a movie camera, and a fast one at that, to catch the speed with which he travels up and down the piano keyboard. If there's any kind of music he can't play, we haven't found it yet. Native of Kansas, pianist at WLS for six years.

Three contraltos, three smiles. These girls with the mellow voices have delighted you many times with their singing of sweet old songs. Each a soloist of note, the three of them together bring a rare combination of harmony. From left to right, they are Margaret Stafford, Maude Sheridan, Adele Brandt. The Three Contraltos

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