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Thomas Haynes Bayly

Thomas Haynes Bayly
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Short Name: Thomas Haynes Bayly
Full Name: Bayly, Thomas Haynes, 1797-1839
Birth Year: 1797
Death Year: 1839

Thomas Haynes Bayly, born near Bath, Eng.,1797; was a most successful song-writer; published "Bayly's Melodies;" died of jaundice, 1839.

A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876

Wikipedia Biography

Thomas Haynes Bayly (13 October 1797 – 22 April 1839) was an English poet, songwriter, dramatist and writer.

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