1st RECORDING OF: I’m Henry VIII, I Am - Harry Champion (1911)

Herman’s Hermits’ chart-topping 1965 U.S. hit    • 1965 HITS ARCHIVE: I’m Henry VIII, I Am - ...   was a descendant of this old British music hall song, originally popularized by Cockney comedian Harry Champion, who recorded it on several occasions (hopefully the track heard here was, in fact, the first one….but no guarantees, as specific dates for all of the various versions aren’t available). The Hermits arrangement was more directly inspired by the 1961 recording of “I’m Henery The Eighth I Am” by UK entertainer Joe Brown:    • I'm Henery The Eighth I Am - Joe Brown & T...   For more information about the song, here’s the Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_H... 78rpm single issued on (UK) Columbia 1621 - I’m Henry VIII (Fred Murray-R. P. Weston) by Harry Champion, recorded January 1911 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here:    • FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG... (MusicProf)   ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf