Murray K. Hill

Joseph Tunnicliffe Pope, Jr. (April 15, 1865 – October 22, 1942), known professionally as Murray K. Hill (sometimes "Murry") was an American vaudeville comic and recording artist active from the 1900s-1920s.

He began performing in New York by 1900,[1] but soon moved to Chicago and toured the vaudeville theaters of the mid-west.

[2] His stage act consisted of silly monologues and parody songs, sometimes in blackface.

[6][7] On record, Hill's style combined monologues and song, vacillating between silly, nonsensical rants and droll asides.

His "Bunch of Nonsense" and "Tale of the Cheese", both recorded for various companies, were his signature works, though the content of each varied significantly.