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On 4 August, 1870, Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish music hall comedian, was born in Portobello. The biggest Scottish entertainer of his age, his most popular songs included “I Love a Lassie” and “Roamin’ i...
On 4 August, 1870, Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish music hall comedian, was born in Portobello. The biggest Scottish entertainer of his age, his most popular songs included “I Love a Lassie” and “Roamin’ in the Gloamin’. Lauder was the first entertainer to perform for soldiers at the front line during the First World War and earned a knighthood in 1919 for this and for his work in recruiting Scots for the army, including paying for 100 pipers to march through Scotland as a recruitment drive. His signature tune was “Keep Right on to the End of the Road”, supposedly written after he lost his only son during the Great War. Lauder was hugely popular on both sides of the Atlantic, and was once the highest paid entertainer in the world.
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