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Thomas Alva EdisonLet Us Not Forget (1919)

This is the only commercial recording of Thomas Alva Edison. He recorded to honor not only America's boys in the Great War but also the sons of Italy, France, and England. Note the way he says "Italian."


This audio is part of the collection: 78 RPMs & Cylinder Recordings

Artist/Composer: Thomas Alva Edison
Date: 1919-00-00 00:00:00
Source: http://www.edisonnj.org/menlopark/
Label / Recorded by: Menlo Park
Keywords: Oldtime

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Digital recording from Diamond Disc made at Menlo Park.
To find out more visit Menlo Park

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Reviewer: Spuzz - - March 11, 2005
Subject: I--tal-ian?
Pretty interesting record here, although you can easily find other records with Edison's voice elsewhere, this is the only 'Public' recording he made, and here he salutes the troops with a fairly standard salute.