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Most voice acting work is performed for commercials or cartoons that are only on for a short while, but some actors are hired to voice recordings that we hear all the time. For example, the woman above is named Jane Barbe, but you probably know her better for her work as the time lady or the “if you’d like to make a call…” recording. Learn about more of these famous voice actors over at BuzzFeed.
The Library of Congress has an extensive online collection of historic sound recordings going back over 100 years! Select from classical, ragtime, opera, gospel, and ethnic music, as well as spoken word recordings.
The National Jukebox debuts featuring more than 10,000 78rpm disc sides issued by the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1900 and 1925.
Imagine your computer as a new Gramophone purchased for family and friends to enjoy in your home parlor. Audition popular recorded selections of the beginning of the 20th century years—band music, novelty tunes, humorous monologues, hits from the season’s new musical theater productions, the latest dance rhythms, and opera arias.
And, unlike a jukebox, you don’t have to insert quarters. Link -Thanks, Rich!
Sound recordings still available to us go back as far as 1878. In this collection at Listverse, you’ll find historical recordings of Florence Nightingale, Pope Leo XIII, and other audio firsts.
One of the strangest ones is the recording of castrato Alessandro Moreschi, a man castrated as a boy to keep his singing voice from changing during puberty (featured previously at Neatorama).
Other recordings listed in the article include an exorcism, the recording of the 1978 killings in Jonestown, and even the Sounds of Hell (yes, it’s a hoax, but quite interesting).
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