page_title: Walfrid Lehto
hierarchical_section_title: Walfrid Lehto
caption_attribution_description: English: Walfrid Lehto aka Volpi Leuto (1896–1946), Finnish-American singer who recorded 20 songs for RCA Victor in New York between 1928 and 1929.
context_page_description: Walfrid Lehto, originally Valfrid Olganpoika, was a Finnish American singer. He is better known by his stage name Volpi Leuto.
  Lehto learned to sing in his home town of Hassi, Jämsä, and made a study trip to California in the 1920s. He settled down in New York City, where he performed at cafes and restaurants. 1928—1929 Lehto recorded 20 Finnish songs for His Master's Voice and Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. All recordings were made under his stage name Volpi Leuto and some recordings were made with the Finnish-American Östman-Stein Orchestra. For eight years Lehto lived in America and returned to Finland in the 1930s. He was no longer able to sing, and died a poor man in his home town of Hassi.
context_section_description: Walfrid Lehto, originally Valfrid Olganpoika, (May 11, 1896 – January 4, 1946) was a Finnish American singer. He is better known by his stage name Volpi Leuto.
  Lehto learned to sing in his home town of Hassi, Jämsä, and made a study trip to California in the 1920s. He settled down in New York City, where he performed at cafes and restaurants. 1928—1929 Lehto recorded 20 Finnish songs for His Master's Voice and Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. All recordings were made under his stage name Volpi Leuto and some recordings were made with the Finnish-American Östman-Stein Orchestra. For eight years Lehto lived in America and returned to Finland in the 1930s. He was no longer able to sing, and died a poor man in his home town of Hassi.
caption: Walfrid Lehto in the 1920s.
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