Effective period / Period of releases: 1925 - 1957

American singer popular in the US, enjoying his greatest success in the 1930/40s.
Born November 14, 1901 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.
Died October 25, 1985 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
He first recorded in 1923 for Edison Records under the pseudonym Morton James. He was voted America's "Radio Singer of the Year" in 1932. He was also a songwriter, joining ASCAP in 1949. Downey was nicknamed "The Irish Nightingale".
He was the father of the late right-wing television personality Sean Morton Downey Jr..