Putting A Face To A Famous Voice…The Telephone Company Lady


Putting A Face To A Famous Voice…The Telephone Company Lady

Long before all the new computer voice sequencing programs came along, there was a lady named Jane Barbie making recordings for AT&T and The Bell Systems whose voice we have all heard a million times. Thanks to Dick Clark, we get to meet her. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2YJu3i4edI

Jane Barbie surprises audience members at her table when Dick Clark revealed that she is the famous voice behind the telephone. She performs Clark’s favorite…

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  3. The firm Jane Barbe worked for was ETS out of Atlanta. They supplied the Audichron system built to Bell System specifications for use with the telephone network. Like switching equipment made by Western Electric, it was all sold through Graybar.

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