Elwood Edwards, who lent his voice to AOL's "You've Got Mail," passed away Tuesday at the age of 74, according to his former employer WKYC.

Edwards recorded the iconic AOL lines at home with a cassette recorder for $200. Little did he know, he would become the voice that welcomed millions of people to the world of email.

Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s iconic “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died. Edwards passed away Tuesday, the day before his birthday, following a long illness. He was 74.

Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting ...

Elwood Edwards was the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” alert, which earned him mostly anonymous fame and a guest role on “The Simpsons.” Phil Long for The New York Times ...

Elwood Edwards, whose voice has spanned generations recorded the iconic "You've Got Mail" alert audio in 1989, has died at age 74.

Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s iconic “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died. Edwards passed away Tuesday, the day before his birthday, following a long illness. He was 74.

Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting ...

Elwood Edwards, whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting, "You’ve Got Mail," has died. He was 74.

Elwood Edwards, the graphics guru and camera operator who voiced AOL's iconic and once ubiquitous greeting, 'You've got mail,' has died at age 74.

Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s ‘you’ve got mail’ greeting, dies at 74 His America Online messages made him a personable voice of the dot-com era. For years, he also worked behind the ...

Elwood Edwards, the graphics guru and camera operator who voiced AOL's iconic and once ubiquitous greeting, 'You've got mail,' has died at age 74.