Bugün öğrendim ki: 1846 doğumlu, 25.000'den fazla balmumu silindiri satan şarkıcı ve öncü ses kayıt sanatçısı George W. Johnson hakkında. O zamanlar her kayıt bir "usta" olduğu için, aynı şarkıyı birkaç kayıt cihazının kendisine doğrultulduğu, bazen günde elli veya daha fazla kez, tekrar tekrar kaydederdi.
American singer George W. Johnson --- [](/wiki/File:George_W._Johnson,_1898.jpg "A photo of Johnson from The Phonoscope, July 1898") A photo of Johnson from The Phonoscope, July 1898 Birth name| George Washington Johnson Born| October 29, 1846 [Virginia](/wiki/Virginia "Virginia"), US Died| January 23, 1914(1914-01-23) (aged 67) [Queens](/wiki/Queens "Queens"), [New York City](/wiki/New_York_City "New York City"), [New York]( /wiki/New_York_\(state\) "New York \(state\)"), US Genres| [Vaudeville](/wiki/Vaudeville "Vaudeville") Occupation(s)| [Singer](/wiki/Singing "Singing"), [valet](/wiki/Valet "Valet") Instruments| Singing, [whistling](/wiki/Whistling "Whistling") Years active| 1891–1910 Labels| [Berliner Gramophone](/wiki/Berliner_Gramophone "Berliner Gramophone"), [Edison](/wiki/Edison_Records "Edison Records"), [Columbia](/wiki/Columbia_Records "Columbia Records"), [Victor Talking Machine Company]( /wiki/Victor_Talking_Machine_Company "Victor Talking Machine Company") Associated acts| [Len Spencer](/wiki/Len_Spencer "Len Spencer") Musical artist **George Washington Johnson** (c. October 1846 – January 23, 1914) was an American singer and pioneer [sound recording](/wiki/Sound_recording " Sound recording") artist, the first [African-American](/wiki/African-American "African-American") recording star of the [phonograph](/wiki/Phonograph "Phonograph").[1][2]