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Oscar “Buddy” Woods – “Don’t Sell It, Don’t Give It Away”

Oscar “Buddy” Woods was a member of the first mixed-race country blues group, and a pioneer of lap-steel-bottleneck blues. He composed ...

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Paul Whiteman Orchestra – “Doo Wacka Doo”

The Paul Whiteman Orchestra famously pushed the boundaries of jazz by incorporating classical orchestration into big band arrangements. Whiteman commissioned ...

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Victoria Spivey – “Dope Head Blues”

Victoria Spivey’s recording career spanned nearly five decades, starting in 1926. She sang with numerous greats including Louis Armstrong and ...

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”

It was the holiday season, December 17, to be exact, in 1936, when this magnificent performance of Mozart’s “Eine kleine ...

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Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley – “Every Day In The Week Blues”

In the early 1960s Syd Barrett grafted Pink Anderson’s first name with another bluesman (Floyd Council), to form the name ...

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Carl Martin – “Farewell To You Baby”

A gorgeous vintage cut from master bluesman, Carl Martin. This music heals everything from heartache to the common cold. Nice ...

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Papa Harvey Hull – “France Blues”

Biographical information on Papa Harvey Hull is elusive at best, but the sides he recored in the early 20th century ...

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Albinia Jones – “Give It Up Daddy”

Albinia makes her case for more quality time. Albinia Jones – “Give It Up Daddy” mp3

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Oratorio Chorus – George Frideric Handel’s “Hallelujah chorus – Messiah”

Here is a fantastic early recording of the Hallelujah chorus, from Handel’s Messiah. Originally released on Edison Diamond Disc, (a ...

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Blind Blake & Charlie Spand – “Hastings Street”

This collaboration between blues guitar master Blind Blake and ragtime piano master Charlie Spand is an absolute joy to listen ...

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Charley Patton – “High Water Everywhere Parts 1 & 2″

The “Father Of The Delta Blues,” Charley Patton lived from around 1887 to April 28, 1934. His performances and recorded ...

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Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom – “How Can You Have The Blues?”

From Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom we get this upbeat blues number, “How Can You Have the Blues,” a ...

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Cecil Gant – “I Wonder”

“I Wonder” was pre-war pianist and blues singer Cecil Gant’s first single. Released on Oakland’s Gilt-Edge Records, “I Wonder” is ...

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Robert Wilkins – “I’ll Go With Her Blues”

There are perhaps only a handful of blues musicians with as much to offer as Robert Wilkins. His breadth of ...

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Tommy McClennan – “I’m A Guitar King”

Don’t tell the Elvis fans, but there was another King before Elvis swiveled his hips in his blue-suede shoes. Tommy ...

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Frank Stokes – “I’m Going Away Blues”

Often hailed as the “Father of the Memphis blues” guitar style, Frank Stokes recorded dozens of 78 RPM sides for ...

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Bessie Smith – “I’m Wild About That Thing”

You know I’m wild about this! Great recording, immaculate voice, all the elements that continue to feed my fascination with ...

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Blind Willie Johnson – “If I Had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down”

Blind Willie Johnson’s style blurred the lines between folk/blues and spiritual/gospel musics. His unique vocal growl appears on “If I ...

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Albert Farrington – “It’s A Long Way To Tipperary”

Albert Farrington’s “It’s A Long Way To Tipperary” was one of the biggest hit songs of the WW1 era. It ...

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Songs

Oscar “Buddy” Woods – “Don’t Sell It, Don’t Give It Away”

Paul Whiteman Orchestra – “Doo Wacka Doo”

Victoria Spivey – “Dope Head Blues”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”

Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley – “Every Day In The Week Blues”

Carl Martin – “Farewell To You Baby”

Papa Harvey Hull – “France Blues”

Albinia Jones – “Give It Up Daddy”

Oratorio Chorus – George Frideric Handel’s “Hallelujah chorus – Messiah”

Blind Blake & Charlie Spand – “Hastings Street”

Charley Patton – “High Water Everywhere Parts 1 & 2″

Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom – “How Can You Have The Blues?”

Cecil Gant – “I Wonder”

Robert Wilkins – “I’ll Go With Her Blues”

Tommy McClennan – “I’m A Guitar King”

Frank Stokes – “I’m Going Away Blues”

Bessie Smith – “I’m Wild About That Thing”

Blind Willie Johnson – “If I Had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down”

Albert Farrington – “It’s A Long Way To Tipperary”

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