BURLEIGH, HENRY THACKER (HARRY
). Composer ( in Erie, Pennsylvania; in Stamford, Connecticut). He had no formal music study as a child but revealed talent as a singer, and his mother encouraged his interest in music. The odd jobs at which he worked during his youth provided him with opportunities to hear performances of artists who visited Erie—among them, Italo Campanini,
Teresa Carreno
, and
Rafael Joseffy
—and inspired him to become a singer. Eventually...