Music From 100 Years Ago

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**Music From 100 Years Ago**

Recordings from the early 20th Century with comments.

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Kazoo Music Oct 23, 2007

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Records featuring the kazoo. Artists include: Ma Rainey, The Allen Brothers, The Five Harmaniacs and Tampa Red.

Battle of the Sexes Oct 13, 2007

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Men and women complaining about each other. Songs include: Mother-in-law Blues, I'm Sorry We Met, Aint Gonna Marry No More and Let the Doorknob Hit You In the Back.

Artists include: Ethyl Waters, Jimmie Rogers, Darby and Tarlton, Annette Handshaw and the Allen Brothers.

Memphis Minnie and Other Memphis Blues Musicians Oct 08, 2007

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A tribute to blues singer and guitarist, Memphis Minnie.Songs Include: In My Girlish Days, When the Levee Breaks, Bumble Bee and Memphis Yo Yo Blues.Artists include: Memphis Minnie, Kansas Joe, Furry Lewis and the Memphis Jug Band.

Novelty songs Sep 29, 2007

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Novelty songs from the teens and 20s. Songs include: Yes. We Have No Bananas, I Faw Down and Go Boom and I Want to Yodel.

Performers include: Ada Jones, Eddie Cantor, Josephine Baker, Billy Jones and Helen Kane.

Down On the Farm Sep 24, 2007

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Songs about farm life, including: Old McDonald, The Farmer Is the Man, Farm Relief and How You Gonna Keep Em Down On the Farm.Artists include: Fiddlin John Carson, Byron Harlin, The Skillet Lickers and Vernon Dalhart.

Three Jazz Women Sep 15, 2007

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Three pioneering jazz women: Lovie Austin, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Valaida Snow.

Songs include: Just For a Thrill, Traveling Blues, Some of These Days and Georgia Grind.

Summer Into Fall Sep 02, 2007

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Songs for the end of summer.Artists include: Charley Patton, the Edison Quartet, Bing Crosby, Walter van Brunt and Elizabeth Wheeler.Songs include: The Last Rose of Summer, Any Girl Looks Good in Summer, In the Good Old Summertime and A Faded Summer Love.

more duets Aug 25, 2007

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Artists include: Caruso & Melba, Darby & Tarlton, Butterbeans & Susie and Venuti & Lang.Songs include: Captain Won't You Let Me Go Home, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Adam and Eve and It Ain't Gonna Rain No More.

Lucky Music Aug 20, 2007

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Songs include: I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, Lady Luck, Rabbit Foot Blues, Beginner's Luck and Last Chance Blues.Performers include: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Smith Ballew, Fred Astaire and Cannon's Jug Stompers.

Man's Best Friend Part 2 Aug 12, 2007

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More songs about dogs. Songs include: Poor Old Rover, That Doggone Dog, Yellow Dog Blues and Fido Is a Hot Dog Now.

Performers include: Dick Justice, Bing Crosby, the New Orleans Bootblacks and Bessie Smith.