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W.J. Reilly (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • B-59 said:
    William J. Reilly, U.S. Navy sailor, stationed on the battleship U.S.S. Michigan, was a popular singer. pages.stolaf.edu/americanmusic/tag/william-j-reilly/
  • B-59 said:
    The photos were taken on the USS Recruit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Recruit_(1917)
  • Art Siegel said:
    According to this September, 1917 item from The New York Clipper, he was doing recruiting and (presumably patriotic) vaudeville: "SAILOR REILLY GETS 16 WEEKS William J. Reilly, who appeared in vaudeville recently, putting over a piano-logue and aiding in the recruiting for the Navy, will receive four months' leave from the battleship Michigan on December 28. He will use the time in playing sixteen weeks of vaudeville, opening January 7 at Keith's Theatre, Washington." fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?uri=http%... In August, 1918, he was identified as a sergeant and was performing at a childrens war savings rally in Madison Square Garden with the U.S.S. Recruit band: "Sergeant William J. Reilly. who is now on recruiting duty, claimed the undivided attention of the large audience of youngsters when he sang "Keep Your Head Down, Frltzie Boy." and "Over There." fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?uri=http%...
  • Art Siegel said:
    He recorded as "Sailor Reilly" for Victor in March, 1918: adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/30053/Reilly... Here's one of the recordings: WE'RE ALL GOING CALLING ON THE KAISER by William J 'Sailor' Reilly www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBFewy2eT4w
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Wm. J. Reilly (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

W.J. Reilly (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    Part of a series of shots of William J. Reilly, sailor, recruiter, singer and vaudevillian, aboard the recruiting vessel USS Recruit in Union Square in 1918. He performed and recorded as "Sailor Reilly" see W.J. Reilly (LOC)