Levy, Jules
(1838–1903)
Levy, Jules (28 Apr 1838–28 Nov 1903) British cornetist, born in London. He was the “most celebrated concert cornetist in history, playing for huge crowds and fantastic sums of money” (Brooks). He transferred to the U.S. in 1866. Levy is said to have made the first musical recording, when he performed “Yankee Doodle” at a public demonstration of the phonograph in New York, sometime in 1878. In the 1890s Levy made cylinder records for several companies: New England Phonograph Co. (1893), New…