Important music history fact of the day

[rhiannon76]

There existed in the last century (1884-1960) a British cinema and church organist who bore the impressive name of, I kid you not,

Soorjo Alexander William Langobard Oliphant ChuckerbuttyApparently he was most often known as Oliphant Chuckerbutty or Wilson Oliphant (this latter probably for his church jobs.) Though the music librarians on the MLA

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[rhiannonredwulf]

You wild and crazy librarians with your wacky trivia. :-)
What a hoot!

[nymsa]

also, i don't know you but you said "what a hoot!" and that made me smile too. i don't hear that very often. so yay. :)

[nymsa]

both of these facts make me happy. :)

[innostrantsa]

That is certainly a name, dang! *laughing* And yay, kitten!

[mistresselaura]

the world became just a little more magickal for me after reading that :)