Complex sentence: Willie Kemp, "King of the Cornkisters" (born 1888 in Oldmeldrum--1965) is best known as a singer and writer of Doric comic songs.
Split into simpler sentences: Willie Kemp, "King of the Cornkisters", was born in Oldmeldrum in 1888 and died in 1965. He is best known as a singer and writer of Doric comic songs.