Pop Maynard

For other people named George Maynard, see George Maynard (disambiguation).

Pop Maynard
George 'Pop' Maynard. Copthorne, West Sussex, England, 1953
Background information
Born
George Maynard

(1872-01-06)6 January 1872
Smallfield, Burstow, Surrey, England
OriginSussex
Died29 November 1962(1962-11-29) (aged 90)
Copthorne, West Sussex, England
GenresFolk music

George "Pop" Maynard (6 January 1872 – 29 November 1962) was an English folk singer and marbles champion. The folk singer Shirley Collins considers Maynard to have been the "finest traditional English singer, matched only by Harry Cox".

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