[78-L] Cany Anyone Identify this Singer

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Wed Feb 10 21:01:24 PST 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> One would assume they couldn't always rely on finding someone in the
> band to do the job.
>
In fact, one needed a strong voice, as well as the skill to make it carry, 
to
sing on acoustic phonograph records; this is probably why a handful of
vocalists performed "vocal choruses" on the relatively few records
which included them. Remember that, as well, singers DIDN'T have
microphones/amplifiers for live performance...they had to sing loudly
enough to be heard all through the hall!

Steven C. Barr 




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