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John Barnes Wells

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American singer and composer

United StatesMusiciansLived 1880 to 1935 · aged 54
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John Barnes "Jack" Wells, was an American composer and singer. He sang as a tenor. " A popular singer, Wells was featured on many 78-rpm recordings released in the early 1900s. He starred in the 1903 musical theater production of The Wizard of Oz. One of his final performances was in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1933).

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Madelyn Sheppard, John Barnes Wells, Helen Smith Woodruff, Annelu Burns (c. 1915)Madelyn Sheppard, John Barnes Wells, Helen Smith Woodruff, Annelu Burns (c. 1915)

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John Barnes "Jack" Wells, was an American composer and singer. He sang as a tenor. He was once described as "one of the best known concert singers in New York." A popular singer, Wells was featured on many 78-rpm recordings released in the early 1900s. He starred in the 1903 musical theater production of The Wizard of Oz. One of his final performances was in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1933). He also used the pseudonym William Barnes and composed music under the name Jack Wells.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1935 · aged 54
Written about in
5 languages

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