John Sinclair Lumsdaine (18 November 1895 – 28 August 1948) was an Australian singer and songwriter. His best known songs celebrate Australian personalities Donald Bradman,

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and

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. He was highly sought for advertising campaigns like

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and Flour. In the 1930s he was on the announcing staff of Sydney radio station

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Military service

Jack Lumsdaine enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces in 1915 He suffered a gas attack in France and became known as the ''whispering baritone'' in his radio and Jazz recording career.

Works

* 1923

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* 1924 Aussie Rose * 1925 Somewhere South of Shanghai * 1927 You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone * 1927 Canberra is Calling to you * 1928 Calling to You * 1941 Am I? * 1942 Digger * 1945 Sydney Flour Song * England in the Morning * Cobber o Mine * We're Hanging Out Our Washing on The Siegfried Line * 1946 Curl The Mo, Uncle Joe * Johnie our Aeroplane Girl * Verm-X song * Cornflakes song * Tintex song * Banish The Budget Blues

Memorabilia

*photograph of him on some sheet music *Photograph

Recordings

* 1932 I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In * 1938 Queanbeyan * 1928 Honeymoon Cottage * 1943 Scallywag * 1938 Canberra is Calling to You Sheet music from forty songs are preserved at Australian libraries. Many performed with the 2FC radio orchestra or George Trevare. Thirty-six of his recordings lik
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
are preserved at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lumsdaine, Jack 1895 births 1948 deaths Australian male singer-songwriters Australian singer-songwriters 20th-century Australian male singers

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