The Brooks Family - Christmas 1949
In 1949, the Brooks family, of LeRoy, NY -- my family -- owned a wire recorder. This was before the
days of tape recording. The signal was recorded onto a thin wire stored on a spool.
The recordings
on this page, including
one of 1-year old Scotty making everyone laugh, were made on this wire recorder.
Native American song from Washago
Ontario: Gordon Miller-Grandad
Lullaby: Eleanore Miller-Grandma
Oh Where Has the Little Dog Gone: Meredith
Brooks- Merry
Animal Babies Book reading: Merry,
7 years old
Billy Boy: Marjorie Brooks- Mom
Jingle Bells: Everyone
Harvest Moon: Robert W. Brooks-
Dad and Grandma
Introduction for Mr. McKay: Grandma
practicing for an upcoming meeting
BaBa: Scott Brooks, one year old with
coaching from Merry
Home on the Range: Everyone with
Dad on Ukulele
Smiles: Grandma and everyone
Big Rock Candy Mountain: Dad
and Robert G. Brooks -Bobby, four years old
Clementine: everyone
Row Your Boat: Everyone
Old McDonald: Dad in lead with
everyone
Little Nut Tree: Merry and Dad with
Uke and Bobby on second verse
Bobby with his own made-up' song
Frere Jacques: Merry
Daisy: Grandad and Bobby
Laughs:
the family
Sunset Serenade - Dad on Piano
Late Summer Sail (for Bob) - Scott on kurzweil ca. 1987 written in the style of my Dad