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Henry Jacobs
voc, 1924-2015 US
Spoken Word and Electronic
A.k.a. Shorty Petterstein
Henry Sandy Jacobs (October 9, 1924 – September 25, 2015) was an American sound artist and humorist.Jacobs was born in Chicago, Illinois. After a tour in the Air Corps —during which time he acquired some broadcast experience—, and graduation from the University of Chicago, he moved to Mexico City. There, around 1950, he appeared on Mexican radio station XEW and fledgling television station XHTV.Moe Asch, the founder of Folkways Records, offered Jacobs the opportunity to release his first record, Radio Programme No 1 Audio Collage: Henry Jacobs’ Music and Folklore, in 1955.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around The World With Henry Jacobs | Henry Jacobs | 2010 | Album |
| The Wide Weird World Of Henry Jacobs / The Fine Art Of Goofing Off | Henry Jacobs | 2005 | Compil. |
| Radio Programme No.1: Henry Jacobs' "Music & Folklore" | Henry Jacobs | 1955 | Album |
| 2 Interviews Of Our Time | Henry Jacobs and Woodrow Leafer | 1955 | Single |
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