Charles KELLOGG ~ THE BIRD CHORUS (1919)

Charles KELLOGG: (c. 1880 - 04 September 1949) Known for his bird calls / bird voices, Kellogg performed in vaudeville, with catalogs stating: "He does not imitate the birds by lip whistling or otherwise, but actually sings their songs from his throat." Hmmmm... o-k-a-y.... any ideas? explanations? From everything I can gather this testimony appears to be fairly well documented. Whatever the case, enjoy this strange, rare & unique performance from 1919.

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[blee999hk]

typo

so "how" was this chorus done (recorded)?

[CurzonRoad]

Aside from the acoustic recording technology, sorry, haven't got a clue! Any ideas ??? Thoughts, feelings, theories are ALL welcome! Cheers, etc. Doug --

[RoyalSaiyan]

It is recorded

[CurzonRoad]

Yes, clearly... obviously it's recorded.... but how Mr. Kellogg managed all the different sounds is another matter altogether. Tnx & Rgds. Doug --

[FrozenMermaid666]

Sounds incredibly awesome! :D

[CurzonRoad]

Ditto! Thanks! (& Happy 4th!) Cheers, etc. Doug --

[blee999hk]

a silly question here

not that i don't trust his performance is real...but there were many many "bird sounds" overlapping and it was like a century ago, i don't think they had "voice over" back then? so was this chorus done?

[jojokudo97]

Charles Kellogg (1868-1949) could sing like a bird. Literally. At least that's the story, and the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center is sticking to it. Kellogg would stand in front of an audience, open his mouth, and out would come an aviary of birdcalls. He claimed to have the larynx of a bird called a syrinx.NPR's Ketzel Levine tells Kellogg's story as the first part of her series, Big Trees and the Lives They've Changed I got this from another video

[FrozenMermaid666]

No problem! :)

[ginnykaren]

They just got this dog? Because you said since Thurs. You never mentioned him/her before.