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The Man With The Saxophone on a Thrifty Road to Fame
Roy Beard, known as The Man with the Saxophone, spent two decades paying debts by busking on streets and at country fairs across Australia. A veteran of WWI, he led bands in Melbourne and Sydney, conducted at a Brisbane state ball, and later joined George Sorlie’s vaudeville circuit before returning to the road. Beard embraced the Hay diet, hopes to teach healthy living, and remains a fixture with Showmen’s Guild while dreaming of a long career entertaining rural Australia.
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Roy Beard
Australia
Mr. Beard
Perth
Normanton
Beard
Moody Wall
Melbourne
Sydney
Latr
Dennis Collinson
St Station
Trumpee
Brisbane
We State
King George VI
Duke of York
Ant
Mane Ney
George Sorlies
Toowoomba
William Howard Hay
Showmen's Guild
Veru Ui Cur
Remo
Dla Romano
Billy Smith
Smith
Bondi
Goull