Jack Glogau's "The A.O.H.'s of the U.S.A." by Edward Meeker on Edison Diamond Disc, 1915

One of the first UCSB Cylinder Library items I heard, and now the disc version is available - https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000151276/3632-The_A.O.H.s_of_the_U.S.A
Meeker is probably best known as one of the announcers on Edison Gold Moulded Records, the popular 2-minute "black wax" phonograph cylinders made from 1902 to 1912, and early Amberol cylinders, the 4-minute wax records made from 1908 to 1912. The story goes that he was hired as a laborer or engineer of some kind at the Edison works, and was speaking loudly and joking with some other laborers in his stentorian voice. One of the recording managers pulled him aside and said he would be an excellent choice for an announcer role, which had only previously been filled by Arthur Collins on some band records, and Len Spencer later on. Meeker also was the sound effects lead for the duration of the Edison recording studio's existence, but his "dialect" baritone vocals and vaudeville skits are probably his best-known pieces today. But his best-known piece of all is probably baseball's anthem itself, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
This piece, done in a sort of Irish dialect, sort of pokes fun at social clubs that "take initiation fees" while endorsing the Ancient Order of Hibernians of the United States. What led Jack Glogau to compose this, I'm not sure [maybe his own background?], but it's an entertaining piece that seems appropriate for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day, I suppose.

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