John Yorke AtLee

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(1853 - 1933) Pioneer American recording artist in the 1890s in the United States known as "The Whistler". He was working as a government clerk in Washington D.C. when the Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. was incorporated in January 1889. AtLee was one of Columbia's star artists of the early 1890s, second only to the U.S. Marine Band. Due to Columbia's early adoption of musical recording, AtLee was one of the first popular recording musicians.

AtLee was known for his virtuosic whistling, a style popular in vaudeville at the time. His signature tune was The Mocking Bird, an 1855 song by Richard Milburn. AtLee recorded prolifically for Columbia through 1897, and in 1898 went on to record for the Berliner Gramophone Company, singing 'The Whistling Coon' and 'The Laughing Song', signatures of George W. Johnson, another prominent whistler. His final recordings were for the Victor Talking Machine Company in May 1900.

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The Mocking Bird

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Our Whistling Ser

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The Anvil Chorus

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Why should I keep from whistling?

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The devil's march (144 rpm)

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