George W. Johnson - The Laughing Song
The first African-American recording star George W. Johnson sings his famous piece, The Laughing Song. Here's an acoustic playback video from original 1897 Columbia brown wax cylinder(7601). Played on a Edison Standard Phonograph from 1906 w/'Archivette' microphone. This cylinder was recorded with a 'pantograph' device around 1897.
5 сен 2024