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He recorded a few singles with some of Phil Spector's session musicians in the early '60s before joining the folk group the Town Criers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2018

Giovanni Ortega's "Criers for Hire," in its world premiere at East West Players, tells the kind of fish-out-of-water story we've heard before, but it's one we can't resist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2016

Criers for Hire East West Players stages the world premiere of Giovanni Ortega's comedy about a trio of women who work as professional mourners in Monterey Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2016

Criers are going up and down the camp with articles of Persian apparel, cooking pots, and ornaments of various descriptions in their hands, or carrying them off for higher bidding to the town.

From MacMillan's Reading Books Book V by Anonymous

Criers had already gone round to offer rewards for information; and a proclamation was now issued by the magistrates, calling upon every citizen to do his best to aid in the search.

From The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)