Johnny Burke

Johnny Burke

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Johnny Burke (1851 - 1930) was a Newfoundland songwriter and musician. He was nicknamed the 'Bard of Prescott Street'. He wrote many popular songs that artists in the 1930s and 1940s released.

Popular songs by Burke include:
* The Night Paddy Murphy Died
* Cod Liver Oil
* Murphy Broke The Pledge
* Who Shipped The Moonshine To St. John's
* The Spring Maurice Crotty Fought The Old Dog-hood
* The Kelligrews Soiree
* The Trinity Cake
* Never Been There Before
* Betsy Brennan's Blue Hen
* Excursion Around The Bay
* Little Boneen
* Old Brown's Daughter
* The Flemings Of Torbay
* The Hat My Father Wore
* The Landfall Of Cabot
* The Sealers Gained The Strike
* The Valley Of Kilbride


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