Whistling Recordings

Whistling Recordings This was a popular type of record in the early days, both for bird imitations and for musical material. The Victor 1917 catalog had about 55 items, most of them by Guido Gialdini. John Yorke AtLee was apparently the earliest whistler to record, making Columbia cylinders from 1889 to 1897, and also Berliner discs. Another pioneer whistler on disc was Frank Lawton, who was heard on 11 seven-inch Berliner records of October/November 1898, commencing with Il bacio (#9261-X)…