Biography
Issler's Orchestra
Real name: Edward Issler, David B. Dana, George Schweinfest, A. T. Van Winkle
Effective period / Period of releases: 1896
Issler's Orchestra was likely the first band that was made popular through records.In ca. 1888, music teacher and pianist Edward Issler (1855 - ?) started a four-piece band. The instruments were piano, cornet, flute, and violin. Their first recordings were made in 1888 for Edison Records.