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The Borrowed Melody That Silenced a Child Star
A child star's voice on a 1919 shellac disc contains a borrowed melody - was this the first audio sampling?
The Borrowed Melody That Silenced a Child Star
This episode explores the early career of Sally Hamlin, a child star whose recordings inadvertently pioneered a musical technique. It delves into her family legacy and the recording industry of the early 20th century, asking what became of a promising career that suddenly went silent.
Person: Sally Hamlin
Date: 1919
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Company: Victor Talking Machine Company
Technique: Sampling
- Sally Hamlin was born in 1902, the…
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