Thanks Loran for your investigative footwork and posting some of your findings.
I would love to know more about Sybil Sanderson Fagan as I've been fascinated
by her whistling since the early '80s when I got my first record that featured
her. Sometimes you find her name spelled as Sibyl.
Andrew, aren't you going to post Bird at the Waterfall on Youtube? There are
other songs by her on the Internet, but not that one.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 31, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Andrew Baron wrote:
Thanks Loran for your investigative footwork and posting some of your
findings.
I would love to
I visited Sybil's grave when I attended Union in 2008. Here's a picture of it
for those who are interested:
http://www.phonostalgia.com/sybil1.JPG
I never got around to writing about her (or my visit) since I've been
distracted with so many other priorities. The date I have for the picture
For what it's worth, I'm finding almost nothing in newspaper archives after her
marriage in 1932. I did find an article about her participating as a pianist in
a music club concert in Barrington in 1945.
Loran
On Jul 31, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Ryan Barna wrote:
I visited Sybil's grave when I
Earlier this week, someone on FaceBook posted an artist photo of a young woman,
fingers in mouth, standing next to an Edison W-250. After a little discussion
about the machine, the question came up about the history of the artist.
Googling brings up little more than discographies, so I dusted
Great Research, Loran. Thanks.
From: lo...@oldcrank.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:01:32 -0700
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] Whistler Sybil Sanderson Fagan
Earlier this week, someone on FaceBook posted an artist photo of a young
woman, fingers in mouth, standing next
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