George Alexander

George Alexander (July 9, 1867 – March 2, 1913) was a baritone singer pioneer recording artist who made several best-selling records for Columbia Records in the first decade of the 20th century.
George Alexander was born in Baltimore on July 9, 1867, his birth name was Clifford Alexander Wiley. His initial recording activity was for Zonophone Records in 1902, and he subsequently recorded for Columbia Talking Machine Co. in 1903, where he produced the majority of his output. He also recorded a few sides for Victor Records in 1903. The same year, he made cylinder records for Edison under the pseudonym Arthur Clifford. He died on March 2, 1913, in New York at the age of 45.
He died of heart disease and Bright's disease in New York City on 2 March 1913 and is buried in New Jersey Cemetery in North Bergen New Jersey.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played George's track, 'I Want What I Want When I Want It', for the Peelenium 1906. No other tracks from the artist seemed to have been played by Peel according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*27 May 1999: "I Want What I Want When I Want It (From Mlle. Modiste)" (Peelenium 1906)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists