[78-L] Youngest to record on 78 rpm (was Alicia de Larrocha, RIP)

[David Lennick]

Kristjan Saag wrote:
> Steven C. Barr
> 
>> Realize that the final issue of 78rpm phonorecords occured in the very 
>> early
>> 1960's! This in turn means that the artists thus recorded were born...at 
>> the
>> latest...around 1942-44., or 65 to 67 years ago (thus defining their 
>> age!).
>> In another 20-30 years, 78-L (if it still exists?!) will be announcing the
>> demise of the last artist to have recorded and issued a "78?!"
>> One never knows...do one?!
> ---

> Don't forget all the children's records released in this late period.
> Swedish jazz/ pop singer Alice Babs, for instance, recorded with her son and 
> daughter on 78 rpm in 1955. The kids were born in 1948 and 1949 
> respectively. The daughter became a recording artist in her own right.
> I'm sure there were kids born in the early-, or even mid-50's who recorded.
> Kristjan 
> 

And this can go well into the sixties. Any kids who may have appeared on late 
Golden or Disneyland records could still be under fifty at this point.

dl