Autograph request
Postcard sent by Bray to Malcolm McEachern on 9th January 1937 asking for his autograph.
Walter Malcolm Neil McEachern (1 April 1883 - 17 January 1945) was a noted Australian bass singer who enjoyed a successful career in the United Kingdom, both as a concert soloist and as one half of the comic musical duo Flotsam and Jetsam.
Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam were an Anglo-Australian musical comedy duo of the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Flotsam's real name was Bentley Collingwood Hilliam (1890-1968) and Mr. Jetsam's real name was Malcolm McEachern (1883-1945). Hilliam wrote most of their songs, played the piano and sang in a light, high tenor voice. By contrast, McEachern had one of the deepest bass voices on record. Their material consisted of comic songs with rapid-fire delivery and songs with mild social commentary, as well as sentimental songs.
They are sometimes considered a precursor of Flanders and Swann.
