Walfrid Lehto Explained

Walfrid Lehto
Birth Name:Valfrid Olganpoika
Birth Date:11 May 1896
Birth Place:Hassi, Jämsä, Finland
Death Place:Hassi, Jämsä, Finland
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Opera, schlager music
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1920s and 1930s
Label:His Master's Voice, Victor Talking Machine Company

Walfrid Lehto, originally Valfrid Olganpoika, (May 11, 1896 – January 4, 1946[1]) was a Finnish American singer. He is better known by his stage name Volpi Leuto.

Lehto learned to sing in his home town of Hassi, Jämsä,[2] and made a study trip to California in 1926.[3] He settled down in New York City, where he performed at cafes and restaurants.[4] Between 1928 and 1929, Lehto recorded 20 Finnish songs for His Master's Voice and Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. All recordings were made under his stage name Volpi Leuto and some recordings were made with the Finnish-American Östman-Stein Orchestra.[5] For eight years Lehto lived in America and returned to Finland in the 1930s. He was no longer able to sing, and died a poor man in his home town of Hassi.[2]

Discography

July 6, 1928

August 20, 1928

December 10, 1928

December 18, 1928

December 20, 1928

December 24, 1928

March 7, 1929

April 26, 1929

May 15, 1929

June 6, 1929

July 5, 1929

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geni.com/people/Walfrid-Lehto/6000000059265339886 Geni.com
  2. Book: Jokinen. Kimmo. Hassin kyläkirja. 2011.
  3. News: Walfrid Lehto Here on Friday . Spokane Chronicle . May 24, 1927 . Spokane, WA . 14 . August 30, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Book: Engelberg. Rafael Zacharias. Suomi ja Amerikan suomalaiset: keskinäinen yhteys ja sen rakentaminen. 1944. 307.
  5. http://www.aanitearkisto.fi/firs2/fi/nimi.php?Id=Leuto+Volpi Äänitearkisto.fi