Steve -- It is by Edward Sterling Wright, a black actor and lecturer who was well-known for his recitations of poems by another black American, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Wright only recorded three titles for Edison. I wish I would have seen that cylinder on eBay but I didn't. I need that one to complete my ESW collection. Kind regards, John > From: steve_noreen at msn.com > To: phono-l at oldcrank.org; phonolist at yahoogroups.com > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 08:34:51 -0500 > CC: > Subject: [Phono-L] EDISON BLUE AMBEROL RECORD. WHEN DE' CO'N PONES HOT > > What makes this one so rare? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130175606622_______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org