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Also known as Leonard Garfield Spencer

recording artist (1867–1914)

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Len Spencer (February 12, 1867 – December 15, 1914) was an early American recording artist. He recorded numerous popular songs in the pre-1920s, the most popular of which was "Arkansaw Traveler" (1902). The song is an early novelty record and consists of a back and forth banter with an Arkansas local who is playing a fiddle. Examples of the conversation include asking "How far is it to the next crossroads?", to which the answer is given, "You just follow your nose and you’ll come to it. <a href=

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Instance of
human
Family name
Spencer
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Old Folks at Home
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date of death
1914-12-15
date of birth
1867-02-12
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Len Spencer
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