[78-L] Oldest recording artist

[David Weiner]

There's silent film star Baby Peggy who's still with us and was in films
starting in 1921!

Dave Weiner

On 11/27/14, 4:02 PM, "Steve Williams" <jazzhunter at collector.org.invalid>
wrote:

>
>Let us not forget that Rose Marie recorded a Vitaphone in June 1929, so
>she
>is probably not only the earliest recording artist still alive, but the
>earliest living artist recorded on talking film.  Mickey Rooney and maybe
>others might have made claims to earlier films as an actor, but Mickey's
>no
>longer with us, and I know of no other living actor who started in 1926.
>
>Steve Williams
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>From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com.invalid>
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>I guess there are no more artists major or minor, (second violin in an
>orchestra or chorister in a choir), from the acoustic era. ?Every time
>this
>has come up there has always been some senior mentioned who made acoustic
>recordings but even the aforementioned L?o Marjane was only 13 years old
>at
>the end of the acoustic era.
>db 
>
>     On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:55 PM, Russell Miller
><saintrussell at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
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> 
>Rose Marie made a Victor test record on January 29, 1930 per DAHR. Her
>first issued record was from March 10, 1932 per Wikipedia. So she might be
>the living person who has recorded earliest, but at age 91, not nearly the
>oldest.
>
>Russell
>
>
>On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>
>> Old topic but worth reviving every now and then.
>> Does anyone know of a living recording artist who recorded before French
>> vocalist L?o Marjane? Marjane made test recordings for French Gramophone
>> in 1931 (which were never issued), and recorded for French Columbia in
>> 1932 (issued).
>> She may also be the oldest now living person who has recorded
>> commercially. L?o Marjane was born on August 27 1912 - 102 years old.
>> Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen may be the oldest now living jazz
>> musician who recorded. He made his first recording as leader of a
>> backing group for vocalist Lulu Ziegler in 1934 and recorded as main
>> artist in 1935.
>> Svend Asmussen was born on February 28 1916 - he's 98 years old.
>> Also: does anyone know of any living band vocalist who is older than
>> Vera Lynn? Lynn was born on March 20 1917, and started her career as
>> band vocalist (Ambrose, Charlie Kunz, Jay Wilbur, Orlando - first
>> recording with Joe Loss in August 1935). She beats Bea Wain with about a
>> month - Bea was born on April 30 1917.
>> Kristjan
>>
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