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This month: The unusual Street Piano Medley played by August Molinari.
| Company | Edison's National Phonograph Company |
| Cylinder # | 9615 |
| Category | Street scene |
| Title | Street Piano Medley |
| Performed by | August Molinari |
| Circa | 1908 |
| Announcement | "Street Piano Medley played by August Molinari. Edison record." |
An unusual offering; Molinari's only Edison recording.
It would be fascinating to learn how this was arranged:
Were there three street pianos queued and ready to go?
Or a single street piano with the three songs spliced together on a single roll?
Either way, how were they able to get the music to start so perfectly on cue and on tempo?
Co-starring Billy Murray as the customer.
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