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Len Spencer

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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

December 15, 1914: Died: Len Spencer, pioneer recording comedian, singer, spoken word artist, impresario, and booking agent.

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This was a new one on me:

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One of the weirdest records in my collection (I have it on a Victor). It's right up there with Ravings of a Maniac (I have Berliner and Edison 2-minute versions). None of these get much play...

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I love those sketches with he and Ada Jones.edisonplayer.
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Len Spencer, son of the inventor of the Spencerian handwriting style...
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