Question: Facts: - instrument: vocals - website: http://www.stanhugill.com - death place: aberystwyth , ceredigion , wales - years active: 1950 -- 1992 - caption: a working stan hugill - birth name: stanley james hugill - death date: 13 may 1992 - genre: folk music - birth date: 19 november 1906 - name: stan hugill - background: solo_singer - image: stan hugill 1979.jpg - birth place: hoylake , cheshire , england - associated acts: stormalong john - occupation: merchant seaman , shanty-man , historian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stan hugill .
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stan -lrb- stanley james -rrb- hugill -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- november 19 , 1906 -- may 13 , 1992 -rrb- was a folk music performer , artist and sea music historian , known as the '' last working shantyman '' and described as the '' 20th century guardian of the tradition '' .