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Charles Penrose

voc, 1873-1952 GB, Central Bedfordshire
Musician of Pop and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Charles Penrose Dunbar Cawse Charles Jolly (2) Charles Rose (4) Jolliboy Laffan B. Merry

Charles Penrose (born Charles Penrose Dunbar Cawse; 11 November 1873 – 17 November 1952) was an English music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song "The Laughing Policeman". He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, the son of a master watchmaker and jeweller.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Spoken Word
  • Children's Music
  • Dance
  • Folk
Plays With
Charles Penrose and Company
Charles Penrose With Orchestra
Whitlock And Penrose
Popular Tracks   
The Laughing Policeman on The Laughing Policeman by Charles Penrose
What a Mouth (What a North and South) on LMAO - 36 Laugh out Loud Vintage Comedy Classics by Various Artists
The Laughing Policeman on Just for Laughs - Classic British Comedy, A Second Helping by Various Artists
Jolly Coppers on Parade on 78Man Presents Charles Penrose, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
The Laughing Policeman At The Zoo, Pt. 2 on 78Man Presents Charles Penrose, Vol. 5 by Various Artists
Special Constable Smith (Pt 2) - 1915 on Oh! It's A Lovely War by Various Artists
The Laughing Policeman on Old Time British Humor by Various Artists
I Had to Go and Draw Another Pound Out on Vintage British Comedy by Various Artists
The Laughing Policeman on Children's Favourites, Vol. 1: Original Recordings by Various Artists
The Village Laugh-Smith on 78Man Presents Charles Penrose, Vol. 2 by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Laughing PolicemanPig 'n' Whistle / Charles Penrose1995Album
The Laughing PolicemanCharles Penrose1972Single
The Laughing Typist / The Laughing XylophoneCharles Penrose1931Album
The Laughing Sneezing Man / The Dog V. The CornetCharles Penrose, Bryan Glennie1928Album
Army Laughs / The Village Laugh SmithCharles Penrose1927Album
An Irish Courtship / The Prodigal's ReturnCharles Penrose And Leslie Hope1925Album
The Laughing Monk / The Laughing WidowCharles Penrose1924Album
Laughing Jazz Drummer / Laughing P.C. BrownCharles Penrose1922Album
That Contagious Laugh / The Artful VergerCharles Penrose1917Album
The Laughing Family / How We LaughCharles PenroseAlbum
The Laughing Family / Xmas Goose ClubCharles PenroseAlbum
The Adventures Of The Laughing PolicemanCharles PenroseSingle
Laughteritis / When We've Wound Up The Watch On The RhineCharles Penrose / Murray JohnsonAlbum
The Laughing Policeman / Laughter And LemonsCharles PenroseAlbum
The "Unique" Scala Laughing Record / Al Johnson's Negro Laughing SongCharles PenroseAlbum
The Laughing Policeman Up-To-DateCharles Penrose And Kaye ConnorAlbum
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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