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Unique Quartette
12+ albums
new yorkNew York Cityunited states of americaragtime
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The Unique Quartette were a black vocal quartet in New York City. Founded in the mid-1880s by Joseph Moore, they are best known for a handful of wax cylinder recordings made in the first half of the 1890s. They are the earliest known black vocal group to have been commercially recorded, with their first recordings made in December 1890 for the New York Phonograph Company. Several of their wax cylinders survive, and are among the earliest extant recordings of any African-American musicians, along with recordings by George W. Johnson and a single surviving cylinder recorded by Louis Vasnier. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the birth of the recording industry 1891-1922
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Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry - 1891-1922
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"Too Late, Too Late" Vol. 8 (c. 1895/6-1942)
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Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922 (disc 1)
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Lost Sounds - Blacks and the birth of the recording industry 1891-1922 - CD-1
Mamma's Black Baby Boy
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American Pop, An Audio History From Minstrel To Mojo on Record, 1893-1946
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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922
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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry (1891-1922) (Disc 1)
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Too Late, Too Late: Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes Vol. 8 (1895/96-1942)
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Musical History Of America
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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry (1891-1922)