| Biography | Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam were an Anglo-New Zealand musical comedy duo of the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Flotsam's real name was Bentley Collingwood Hilliam (18901968) and Mr. Jetsam's real name was Malcolm McEachern (18831945). 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. Hilliam married Mona C Barrett-Lennard December 1926 in Lambeth, London.
They are sometimes considered a precursor of Flanders and Swann. |