Elwood Edwards, the enduring voice of AOL’s “You’ve Bought Mail” audio message, has died after a protracted sickness.

Elwood died Tuesday, the day earlier than his seventy fifth birthday. His former employer, WKYC-TV Studios in Cleveland, confirmed the unhappy information. The small print of the sickness stay unclear.

Elwood was a staple on the Ohio station for years, working as a graphics whiz and digicam operator, amongst different roles. However, it was again in 1989 when he struck gold, incomes worldwide fame — and a spot in web historical past — because the voice of America On-line’s “You’ve Bought Mail” message.

He was requested to report simply 4 easy strains — “Welcome,” “You’ve Bought Mail,” “Information Achieved,” and “Goodbye” — and in alternate, he pocketed a cool $200 for his eternal voiceover work.

The corporate, recognized famously as AOL, blew up … and hundreds of thousands worldwide heard his voice each time they logged onto the web — if they’d e mail, a brand new idea on the time. Whereas his face was by no means seen, Elwood’s voice gave him a singular sort of minor celeb standing, without end tied to these early days of AOL.

He even made a cameo on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” in 2015, the place he delivered his basic web greeting onstage.

He was 74.