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Guido Gialdini 1875–1945
An Italian artistic whistler — a genuine profession in the acoustic era, and a well-paid one. A whistled melody cut a clean, strong groove where a soft-voiced singer could barely register, so whistling specialists recorded prolifically until electrical microphones made them unnecessary.
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