According to Edison catalogs, this cylinder should feature the voice of Jere Mahoney. This was a brown wax version, from 1899 or thereabouts, and the man available to perform for the horns was show-business veteran Joseph Natus.
His voice recorded well, which was what mattered, and his delivery of this Victorian chestnut is simple and straightforward. Written by James Thornton, who also wrote "There's a Mother Always Waiting For You at Home, Sweet
Home" and co-wrote "The Upper Ten and the Lower Five," this song has been performed continously since its publication, most notably by the Mills Brothers and Al Jolson. The cylinder had a few mold spots toward the end but
had a good clean groove for the most part. Noise reduction helped to make it more listenable.
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