Singer, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. He started his career on the music-hall stage as an Irish comedian, but made his name as a singer of Scots songs, many of which were of his own composition, such as "Roamin' in the Gloamin'. He was knighted in 1919 for his work in organizing entertainments for the troops during World War 1. Some of his biggest successes were in London's famous music halls, but he was also popular abroad, especially in the USA and Commonwealth countries, which he toured extensively after 1907. He wrote volumes of memoirs, the best known of which is Roamin' in the Gloamin' (1928).