Photo by Rajiv Patel (Rajiv's View) Whileeveryone else you know is listening to the same old A to Z countdown on thelocal classic rock station this weekend, why not try something different. Soakup some rare and truly special Americana and check out the National Jukebox, aunique collection of recordings organized by the Library of Congress.
Accordingto the official website, “The Jukebox includes more than 10,000 recordings made by theVictor Talking Machine Company between 1901 and 1925. Jukebox content will be increasedregularly, with additional Victor recordings and acoustically recorded titlesmade by other Sony-owned U.S. labels, including Columbia, OKeh and others.”
A wide variety of genres are coveredfrom opera, ethnic/regional, blues, humor songs, musical theater, ragtime,jazz, traditional/country, religious and spoken word recordings. There are evencollections of songs that specifically feature whistling and yodeling if that’smore your scene.
Artistsspan the spectrum from lyricist Andreas Aabel to composer Pedro deZulueta — and everything in between.
Accordingto the official website, “The Jukebox includes more than 10,000 recordings made by theVictor Talking Machine Company between 1901 and 1925. Jukebox content will be increasedregularly, with additional Victor recordings and acoustically recorded titlesmade by other Sony-owned U.S. labels, including Columbia, OKeh and others.”
A wide variety of genres are coveredfrom opera, ethnic/regional, blues, humor songs, musical theater, ragtime,jazz, traditional/country, religious and spoken word recordings. There are evencollections of songs that specifically feature whistling and yodeling if that’smore your scene.
Artistsspan the spectrum from lyricist Andreas Aabel to composer Pedro deZulueta — and everything in between.
- 6/29/2011
- by Pop Culture Passionistas
- popculturepassionistas
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