Music From 100 Years Ago

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Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

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Episodes

Early Jazz

Jazz recordings from 1917-1923. Artists include: The Original Dixieland Jass Band, King Oliver, W.C. Handy, Eubie Blake and Kid Ory.

Sep 04, 2006•27 min

O Canada

A salute to early Canadan recording artists including: Henry Burr, Eva Gauthier and Henri Lacroix.

Aug 27, 2006•28 min

Man's Best Friend

Episode 21: Man's Best Friend. Songs about dogs including: The Whistler and His Dog and My Old Dog Tray.

Aug 19, 2006•27 min

Prohibition

Songs from the 13 years when alcohol was illegal in the U.S. Performers include: Billy Murrary, Ma Rainey, Bubber Miley and Burt Williams.

Aug 13, 2006•31 min

California Songs

Episode 19: California Songs Songs in praise of California including: California Here I Come and At the Moving Picture Ball.

Aug 06, 2006•29 min

Songs of the Great War Part 3

Songs from the last year of World War I , including Oh How I Hate to Get Up and Is There Still Room For Me Neath the Old Apple Tree?

Jul 30, 2006•31 min

Songs of the Great War Part 2

Songs from the middle years of World War I including If You Were the Only Girl and We Don't Want the Bacon.

Jul 23, 2006•30 min

Summer Songs

Episode 15 : Songs of the Summer season. Including: In the Good Old Summer Time, The Last Rose of Summer and Summer Days.

Jun 29, 2006•24 min

Baseball and Gershwin

Songs about baseball and the first recording of Rhapsody in Blue.

Jun 20, 2006•19 min

Tearjerkers

Episode 13. Sad tales about dying soldiers, unhappy wives and neglected children. Songs include: Is There Any Room In Heaven For a Little Girl Like Me?

Jun 12, 2006•23 min

Episode 12 Railroad Songs

Songs about trains including Casey Jones and The Wreck of the Old 97. Performers include Vernon Dalhart, Billy Murray and Moonshine Kate.

May 23, 2006•19 min

African-American Performers

Episode 11: Early African-American recording artists. Performers include: Bert Williams, James Reese Europe, Ma Rainey and the Fisk University Jubilee Singers.

May 13, 2006•36 min

Episode 10 Leftovers

Recordings left off of previous podcasts. Performers include: Enrico Caruso Al Jolson John McCormack and Ada Jones

May 05, 2006•33 min

Episode 9 Waltzes

An all waltz show. Songs include In the Good Old Summertime, School Days, Waltz Me Around Again Willie and My Wild irish Rose.

Apr 29, 2006•31 min

Episode 8 : Indestructible Records

The story of the Indestructible Phonography Company. Music includes: Asleep in the Deep I'm Fovever Blowing Bubbles Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns an Automobile

Apr 22, 2006•34 min