Vaudeville in the Twenties

In the 19 twenties, vaudeville singers had to sing through a metal megaphone. The technology didn't exist yet to amplify the ero mers so that performers have to perform using instruments and just their voice. That developed into a style of singing which found its way onto the radio. And then you have lads like eddie canter in 19 25, still singing that wayover the radio. Some songs from the twenties sound utterly bizarre. I can't even say the twenties any more, cause we're in the twenties. It's the sheer intimacy of the human voice, because microphones are now a thing.