- Real name
- Hugo Cannon
- Born
- May 11, 1877
- Died
- September 22, 1912
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00005044239 1 work
- Comments
- Songwriter; Cannon wrote for earlier Broadway musicals and revues as well as stand alone popular songs. He was just 16 when he wrote "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?", his best known and most popular song. A heavy drinker, Cannon died of cirrhosis of the liver.
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