Orlando R. Marsh
Orlando R. Marsh (August 6, 1881 – September 7, 1938)
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Marsh's best known recordings were duets by King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton on the Autograph Records 78 rpm phonograph disc label. His best selling Autograph records were those of Jesse Crawford in 1924 playing the Wurlitzer pipe organ in the Chicago Theatre using his then-new electrical disc recording system. This was before Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records started to use the Western Electric licensed method of electrically recording records using microphones in 1925.[4]
Orlando Marsh also participated in the first radio program syndication employing disc records.
Occasionally, specialty recordings by Marsh Laboratories from the late 1920s to the early 1940s are found.
See also
References
- ^ Strötbaum, Hugo. "Orlando Rivenius MARSH". Recording Pioneers. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ a b Kelley, Norman (2005). R&B (Rhythm and Business): The Political Economy of Black Music. Akashic Books. p. 111.
- ^ Time (April 28, 1923)
- ^ Theater Organs website
Bibliography
- (1) Powell, James R., Jr., Randall G. Stehle, and Jonathan D. Powell. Vintage microphones and the restoration of early Marsh Laboratories electrical 78-rpm recordings. ARSC Journal 2006; 37 (1): 36-47.
- (2) Rust, Brian. Autograph, a glimpse into the past. Storyville 1972: 40:124-126.
- (3) McLeod, Elizabeth. A & A Recordings; email to [email protected]; December 27, 2002.
External links
- When Did Marsh Laboratories Begin to Make Electrical Recordings? - photos, details of Marsh patents