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VAUGHN DE LEATH - RADIO FAVORITE– ENCORE 1

(RECORDED 1926-1927)

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Vaughn De Leath  was once referred to as the “First Lady of Radio”
and later as “The Original Radio Girl”.  She was born in 1896 and died in 1943.
Her crooning style of singing caught on and was widely
imitated by other stars of the 1920’s.
It was this style which presented her with her first exposure to radio,
a relatively new technology in the 1920’s.
Her first great opportunity came in January of 1920, during a period in which she had predominately making phonograph records.
 
Having come to the attention of Dr. Lee De Forrest, a radio pioneer and the inventor of the vacuum tube triode (a key element required in voice radio transmission at the time), she was invited to sing over his wireless telephone station at 40th street and Broadway in  New York City, in the old World Tower building.
She was very popular in radio and on phonograph records in the 1920’s, 1930’s and into the early 1940’s. She was featured on “The Voice of Firestone” in the 1928-30 seasons. Her radio show was on both NBC and WOR 4 to 5 times per week.  
Her last appearances were made on radio in 1943 a few days before her death from uremic poisoning.

This CD release demonstrates the many singing styles and talents of Vaughn De Leath.
It includes her 1st group of Edison Diamond Discs.  

Many songs were only recorded for Edison Diamond Disc. Her
association with Edison started in 1926 and lasted until 1929 when they ceased their phonograph operation. Her interpretations are more
personalized for Edison as longer times up to 5 minutes per side were
possible. The Edison recordings demonstrate how she would have presented herself on radio and capture her voice and personality the best.

Track Listing

1- I'M TELLING THE BIRD, TELLING THE BEES - REC 11/1926 - EDISON 51874

2- HELLO BLUEBIRD - REC 11/1926 - EDISON 51874

3- EVERYTHING’S MADE FOR LOVE  - REC 12/1926 - EDISON 51904

4- HERE OR THERE - REC 12/1926 - EDISON 51904

5- BLUE SKIES - REC 2/1927 - EDISON 51948

6- SINCE I FOUND YOU - REC 2/1927 - EDISON 51948

7- IT MADE YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU MADE ME CRY - REC 3/1927 - EDISON 51966

8- POSITIVELY ABSOLUTELY - REC 3/1927 - EDISON 51966

9- SO BLUE - REC 4/1927 - EDISON 52016

10- WHAT DO I CARE WHAT SOMEBODY SAID - REC 4/1927 - EDISON 52016

11- WHEN PUSSIE WILLOW WHISPERS TO CATNIP - REC 5/1927 - EDISON 52018

12- I’M IN LOVE AGAIN - REC 5/1927 - EDISON 52018

13- IT’S A MILLION TO ONE YOU’RE IN LOVE - REC 6/1927 - EDISON 52044

14- ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? - REC 6/1927 - EDISON 52044

15- BABY FEET GO PITTER PATTER - REC 7/1927 - EDISON 52073

16- YEP! ’LONG ABOUT JUNE - REC 7/1927 - EDISON 52073