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Sample music from the past

Listen to these songs from the past for a real treat.

If you have a recording to contribute, please send it (in MP3 or QuickTime format) to Phil Stewart. Please include the discography information about the song for inclusion here. Remember, also, that the cutoff for public domain status is that a song was published before 1923.

• MAPS member Dennis Back wrote a song about our esteemed columnist, Steve Ramm. While this is not an "oldie", it is a goodie! (Used with permission.) [MP3].
  Steve Ramm, Dennis Back (2006)
   
• This is a Carmen Selection by Sousa's Band in 1908 [MP3].
  Carmen Selection (Bizet), Sousa's Band, probably Arthur Pryor cond. & trombone solo, Victor 35000 (1908)
   
• I Want to Go Back to Michigan by Billy Murray [MP3].
  I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Irving Berlin), Billy Murray, Edison Blue Amberol 2507 (1915)
   
• I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate by The Virginians [MP3].
  I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, The Virginians, Victor 18965-A (Oct. 1922)
   
• Maple Leaf Rag by Vess L. Ossman [MP3].
  Vess L. Ossman, Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin), Columbia 3626 (1907)
   
• Stars & Stripes Forever by Sousa's Band [MP3].
  Sousa's Band (Arthur Pryor, cond.) Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa), Victor 16777 (released 1911)
   
• Way Down Yonder in New Orleans by Peerless Quartet, 1922 [MP3].
  Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, Peerless Quartet, Victor 18942, 1922
   
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon by Ada Jones (Blue Amberol) 1912 [MP3].
  By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Ada Jones, Edison Blue Amberol 1521, 1912
   
• Any Rags by Arthur Collins, Edison, 1903 [MP3].
  Any Rags, Arthur Collins Edison Record 8625, 1903
   
• The Mississippi Dippy Dip by Collins and Harlan, 1911 [MP3].
  The Mississippi Dippy Dip, Collins and Harlan, United Record A1005, 1910
   
• Everybody Works but Father by Billy Murray, 1905 [MP3].
  Everybody Works but Father, Billy Murray, Victor 4519, 1905
   
• Sounds of Africa (Charleston Rag) by Eubie Blake, 1921 [MP3].
  Sounds of Africa (The Charleston Rag) (Blake), Eubie Blake, Emerson 10434, July 1921
   
• Alexander's Ragtime Band by Collins and Harlan, 1912 [MP3].
  Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin), Collins and Harlan, Victor 16908, 1911
   
• Killarney by John McCormack, 1910 [MP3]. McCormack's test record for Victor was so successful they issued it and kept it in the catalog for decades.
  Killarney, John McCormack, Victor 74157, 1910
   
• It's Nice to Get Up in the Mornin' But It's Nicer to Lie in Bed! Harry Lauder, 1914 [MP3].
  It's Nice to Get Up in the Mornin' But It's Nicer to Lie in Bed!, Harry Lauder, Victor 70107, 1914
   
• Dixieland Jass Band One-Step by Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band, 1917 [MP3]. The first New Orleans Jazz record issued. According to his son, Jimmy LaRocca, band leader Nick LaRocca changed the spelling from jass to jazz because some people were scratching the 'J" off the record label!
  Dixieland Jass Band One-Step, Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band, Victor 18255, 1917
   

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Unless otherwise noted, all items available on this page were published before 1923 and are in the public domain under Public Law 105-298, enacted on October 27, 1998.

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Comments or question regarding the music files on this page should be directed to Phil Stewart (phil@michiganantiquephonographsociety.org).

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This page was last updated on July 23, 2006.

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