His professional name was John Rox but he was born John Arthur Barber. His father was Arthur Grant Barber, his mother was Ina Maureen (Dollie) Brown who were married on 7 Sept. 1901. His mother was remarried on 3 Apr. 1907 to Earl Granville Herring and he was renamed John Jefferson Herring.
He was probably best known for the songs: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, There Never was a Night so Beautiful and It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World.
His professional name was John Rox but he was born John Arthur Barber. His father was Arthur Grant Barber, his mother was Ina Maureen (Dollie) Brown who were married on 7 Sept. 1901. His mother was remarried on 3 Apr. 1907 to Earl Granville Herring and he was renamed John Jefferson Herring.
He was probably best known for the songs: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, There Never was a Night so Beautiful and It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World.
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