EARLY RECORDED POPULAR MUSIC:
From the 1890s through the 1930s


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Josephine Baker:
Josephine Baker - M 1630.18 B236 J67 1991 C-Disc

Eddie Cantor:
The Columbia Years-1922-1940 (ART DECO SERIES) - M 1630.18 C284 E33 1994 C-Disc

Ruth Etting:
Ten Cents a Dance - M 1630.18 E77 T4 1990 C-Disc

James Reese Europe:
Lieut. Jim Europe's 369th U.S. Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band-The Complete Recordings
    - M 1262 J55 J25 1996 C-Disc

Annette Hanshaw:
Lovable & Sweet - M 1366 H372 L6 1997 C-Disc

Marion Harris:
Look for the Silver Lining - M 1630.18 H363 L6 2006 C-Disc

Al Jolson:
Let Me Sing and I'm Happy-Al Jolson at Warner Bros. 1926-1936 - M 1527.2 J64 A4 1996 C-Disc
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet-Jolie's Finest Columbia Recordings (ART DECO SERIES)

    - C-Disc M 1630.18 J6266 Y6 1994

Helen Kane:
The Original "Boop-Boop-A-Doop" Girl-Great Original Performances 1928-1930

    (ROBERT PARKER'S CLASSIC YEARS IN DIGITAL STEREO)
    - M 1630.18 K36 H4 1998 C-Disc

Rudy Vallée:
Heigh-Ho Everybody, This is Rudy Vallée – M 1630.18 V35 H45 1992 C-Disc
 

Bert Williams:
The Early Years, 1901-1909 (with accompanying cakewalk postcards)
        - M 1630.18 W553 B37 2004 C-Disc
The Middle Years, 1910-1918 - M 1630.18 W553 B372 2002 C-Disc
His Final Releases, 1919-1922 - M 1630.18 W553 B373 2001 C-Disc

Nat M. Wills:
The Famous Tramp Comedian - M 1630.18 W5522 F25 2007 C-Disc

COLLECTIONS:
American Musical Theater: Shows, Songs, and Stars (Smithsonian) - C-Disc M 1505 A43 1989

American Pop: An Audio History-From Minstrel to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946
        - M 1630.18 A4855 1998 C-Disc

Before Radio: Comedy, Drama & Sound Sketches, 1897-1923 (primarily spoken word)
        - PN 6120 V3 B24 2000 C-Disc

Broadway: The American Musical - M 1505 B88 2004 C-Disc

Chart-Toppers of The Twenties - M 1630.18 C528 1998 C-Disc

The Complete Hit of the Week Recordings
        Volume 1: 1930 - M 1630.18 C6253 2004 v.1 C-Disc
        Volume 2: 1930-1931 - M 1630.18 C6253 2004 v.2 C-Disc
        Volume 3: 1931 - M 1630.18 C6253 2004 v.3 C-Disc

Dawn of an Era 1905-1919 - M 1630.18 D374 1999 C-Disc

Favorites of the Roaring Twenties--From Original Recordings - M 1630.18 F374 1998 C-Disc

From Avenue A to the Great White Way: Yiddish & American Popular Songs
        from 1914-1950 - M 1852 F76 2002 C-Disc

The Great War: An American Musical Fantasy - M 1646 G73 2006 C-Disc

Legendary Voices of Vaudeville - M 1622 L44 2000 C-Disc

Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 - M 1670 L87 2005 C-Disc

Monarchs of Minstrelsy: Historic Recordings by the Stars of the Minstrel Stage
        - M 1365 M672 2006 C-Disc

The Music of Prohibition - C-Disc M 1630.18 M883 1997

Nipper's Greatest Hits--The 20's - M 1630.18 N5415 1990 C-Disc

the Phonographic Yearbook
    the 1890s, Volume 1: "Wipe Him Off the Land" - M 1630.18 E419 2000 C-Disc
    the 1890s, Volume 2: "Wear Yer Bran' New Gown" - M 1630.18 E42 2002 C-Disc
    1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" - M 1630.18 N54117 2003 C-Disc
    1908: "Take Me Out with the Crowd" - M 1630.18 N54118 2004 C-Disc
    1912: "Waitin' on the Levee" - M 1630.18 N54122 C-Disc
    1913: "Come and See the Big Parade" - M 1630.18 N5412 2001 C-Disc
    1915: "They'd Sooner Sleep on Thistles" - M 1630.18 N541162 2006 C-Disc
    1916: "The Country Found Them Ready" - M 1630.18 N54126 2005 C-Disc
    1920: "Even Water's Getting Weaker" (second edition) - M 1630.18 N5413 2004 C-Disc
    1921: "Make Believe and Smile" (second edition) - M 1630.18 N54131 2004 C-Disc
    1922: "An Angel's Voice I Hear" - M 1630.18 N54132 2002 C-Disc

Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday (second edition) - M 1366 R414 2005 C-Disc

The Roaring Twenties (ROBERT PARKER'S THE GOLDEN YEARS IN DIGITAL STEREO)
        - M 1630.18 R575 1989 C-Disc

Songs of WWI--From Original Recordings 1914-1926 - M 1646 S66 1997 C-Disc

Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot - M 1630.18 S7379 2003 C-Disc

That’s What I Call Sweet Music: American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s,
    From R. Crumb’s 78 RPM Record Collection - M 1366 T485 1998 C-Disc

The Ziegfeld Follies: 23 original mono recordings 1910-1945 - M 1505 Z43 2006 C-Disc