What was the first ever American song to be recorded?
With a long and storied history of pioneering audio recording, we explore America's musical history and identify the earliest known recording of a US song.
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The Phonograph
On December 7, 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph at the New York City offices of the nation's leading technical weekly publication, Scientific American. The following report set off ...
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Talking Photographs
THE article from the Scientific American on the phonograph which is quoted in NATURE, vol. xvii. p. 190, concludes as follows:—“It is already possible, by ingenious optical contrivances ...
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‘Astonished and somewhat terrified’ – Victorians’ reactions to the phonograph
Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio recordings, in this video essay on the ...
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Languages taught by Phonograph
Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...
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“Phonograph”: Listening Parties for Ringo Starr’s New Country Album, ‘Look Up,’ Taking Place in Record Stores Across the U.S.
Yeah I hope you love it. Peace and love Ringo.” [RELATED: American Songwriter January/February Cover Story: Looking Up (& Back) with Ringo Starr as He Reflects on Drums, Songs, and Timeless ...