More 19th and Early 20th Century Recordings (1892-1914)

When I started this project, I was very familiar with music from 1920 onward, but I had only a sketchy knowledge of the three decades before that. I have been working hard for some time now to fill in those gaps, and add songs where appropriate. Here are a few more early ones I've now added.

 

You'll find three new songs in a new section titled "Minstrelsy (1891-1899)":

• Billy Golden, “Turkey in the Straw” (Columbia, 1892)
• Len Spencer with Vess L. Ossman, “Hot Time in the Old Town” (Columbia 7266, 1897)
• Arthur Collins, “Hello, Ma Baby” (Edison 5470, 1899)

In addition, I have added two new songs from the early 1900s:

• Haydn Quartet, “Sweet Adeline (You’re the Flower of My Heart)” (Victor 2934, 1904)
• Europe’s Society Band, “Castle House Rag (Castles in Europe)” (Victor 35372, 1914)

Next up: more gems from the 1920s...