ArtistInfo

Billy Merson

1879-1947 GB
Songwriter of Pop and Soundtrack

Billy Merson (1879–1947) was an English music hall performer and songwriter. He began his career while working in a lace-making factory, and doing shows in the evenings. It took some time until he could make a living from his stage work. "For five or six years on the stage, I survived on a salary hardly enough to keep body and soul together", he said. In 1922, he starred in Whirled into Happiness. As a comedian Merson was often paired with George Formby Senior.He came from Nottingham.

Genres

• Pop
• Soundtrack
• Spoken Word