[78-L] My history of broadcasting course

[David Sanderson]

On 2/4/2014 5:32 PM, Eòin f wrote:
> Some consider other entertainments to be early form of rap, and a megaphone protruding through a screen comes close to the effect of sitting in a room listening radio. Parts of it are nearly as undecipherable as today's rap.
> https://app.box.com/s/hyx1lvm267w097wre31m
> It might do them good to have a listen "for what they hear they repeat."
>
>   Jim


My candidate for early rap-like recordings is Byron G. Harlan, "Wal, I 
Swan," available here:
http://www.dwsanderson.com/music/Wal%20I%20Swan.mp3
This has the spoken/sung vocal lead and the aggressive manner that turns 
up in rap much later

-- 
David Sanderson
East Waterford Maine
dwsanderson685 at roadrunner.com
http://www.dwsanderson.com