The Development of the American Accent

[edisonplayer]

I have "Gene Tunney's Health Exercises"on the Victor label.Gene speaks with a cultured accent.He was born in the Greenwich section of New York.Sections of NYC have different accents.Has anyone heard a recording of Tunney's voice?edisonplayer

[Rastus10]

There was a recording from about 1915 posted in one of the 78rpm groups on a certain social media site that, if I remember correctly, had excellent fidelity. I believe that it related to Thomas Edison--perhaps someone can fill in the gaps.

Was that perhaps the "Transcontinental phone call" recording?

Bill

Yes, I believe that it was. Re-reading my posting, perhaps my judgment of the speaker's voice was harsh, but I remember that several bozos on the one 78rpm group were bordering upon ecstasy concerning the purity of the voice, etc, etc, when it all sounded like pompous and artificial drivel to me.

[De Soto Frank]

Another Ohioan... (assuming this is really him...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXETeWS6ub8