Our Whistling Servant Girl, song with artistic whistling,
performed by recording pioneer John Y. AtLee.
Our Whistling Servant Girl
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| Company |
United States Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
None
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| Category |
Song with whistling chorus
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| Title |
Our Whistling Servant Girl
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| Performed by |
John Y. AtLee
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| Circa |
1900
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| Announcement |
"Our Whistling Servant Girl, by John Y. At Lee."
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John Yorke AtLee (also spelled At Lee, or Atlee) was one of the first
"stars" of the recording industry.
Living in Washington, D.C., a government civil servant by day, by night he
plied his skill in artistic whistling, beginning in 1890,
to making records for the then young Columbia Phonograph Company.
A popular novelty, whistling recorded very well on
early phonographic recording equipment and the records were big sellers
throughout the 1890s up through the mid-1900s.
This late recording by AtLee features his characteristic "singing" style
along with whistling choruses.
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To hear
Our Whistling Servant Girl
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Whistling and Vocal Solos by
Mr. John Yorke At Lee
(With Piano Accompaniment.)
$1.00 EACH.
Mr. At Lee's records are the most musical, loud
clear and distinct whistling solos ever made.
His songs with whistling choruses are faultlessly
executed, and are immensely popular.
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[from the United States Phonograph Co. Catalouge of Original Master Records, ca. 1900]
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