The late King Edward's favourite tenor
- 1917 Zonophone catalogue
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Ernest Pike (1871–1936) was an English tenor of the early 20th century who recorded under his own name and variously as Herbert Payne, Arthur Brett, Eric Courtland, Arthur Gray, Bernard Moss, Dick Denton, Charles Nelson, Allan Dale and Richard Pembroke; - Herbert Payne being the one most commonly used. His recording repertoire was varied and included Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, ballads and popular songs of the Edwardian era and World War I. -- from Wikipedia
To many Ernest Pike afficionados, such as myself, he's just - well, Ernest Pike. Or Herbert Payne, of course. Or he's King Edward VII's favourite tenor.
But what is true is that he was so very prolific that there is something in the catalogue to suit all tastes (even very very broad ones, such as mine).
This wiki is intended to be a catalogue of recordings. Where possible, including where you can get them from (with links to CDs when I get around to it). And yes, it is a wiki, so please register and help out! Thanks!