Alvino Rey (talking guitar) and Gilbert Wright (Sonovox) separately invented two different devices to get the sound in 1939. It seems Lucille Ball was one of the first to demonstrate the Sonovox in 1939 -- /watch?v=Rld73C5Rfh4 Kay Kyser also demonstrated the Sonovox in "You'll Find Out" (1940) -- /watch?v=kH-krlgo2e8 Alvino Rey's 'Stringy the Talking Guitar' was seen in "Jam Session" (1944) -- /watch?v=6NL4S0e8S90 You might enjoy Stevie Wonder's use of the 'Talk Box' in 1972 -- /watch?v=PnR19INlXV8
1:43 - The Who's "Sell Out" album brought me here!
How they do the sono thing i'll never know.
Alvino Rey (talking guitar) and Gilbert Wright (Sonovox) separately invented two different devices to get the sound in 1939.
It seems Lucille Ball was one of the first to demonstrate the Sonovox in 1939 -- /watch?v=Rld73C5Rfh4
Kay Kyser also demonstrated the Sonovox in "You'll Find Out" (1940) -- /watch?v=kH-krlgo2e8
Alvino Rey's 'Stringy the Talking Guitar' was seen in "Jam Session" (1944) -- /watch?v=6NL4S0e8S90
You might enjoy Stevie Wonder's use of the 'Talk Box' in 1972 -- /watch?v=PnR19INlXV8