Music is timeless

The roots of today’s music belongs to the public

This Site is about Music <3 not Music $

Music is an Art for everyone to appreciate

Expired Copyrights become Public Domain

Copyright law protects creators

Copyrights are meant to expire

We link to sites that respect copyright law

Music is timeless

The roots of today’s music belongs to the public

This Site is about Music <3 not Music $

Music is an Art for everyone to appreciate

Expired Copyrights become Public Domain

Copyright law protects creators

Copyrights are meant to expire

We link to sites that respect copyright law

About

Public Domain is long overdue in the USA!

We offer a link to a FREE listen to music that we like.

Everyone should know about the beginnings of music they love.

This site was designed to find this music and share it

No one profits from this site’s MUSIC but YOU!

Find MUSIC U LOVE from others.

Knowledge is power!

Testimonials

I built this site to help keep this gr8 music alive. Enjoy.

Matthew King Kaufman

I found some real musical nuggets here.

Eric Din

Very Good Collection!

Joel Selvin

Really Good Music! I learned plenty and enjoyed every moment at this wonderful resource.

Lou Parmelee

What a fine idea! Great music too.

Biba Katz

What We Do

Search the WWW for music and post the results

Identify music in the Public Domain worthy of your time

Post Links to Music

How It Works

Music Lovers/collectors have preserved these musical gems.

Then these recordings are converted to digital files, some of these files are make accessible for free to the public.

@publicdomain4u.com we post a link to a piece of music history you should know about.

These posts contain a short description about their relevance from the poster.

Examples of Music You’ll find here

Joseph and Cléoma Falcon – “Allons a Lafayette”

by publicdomain4u | Jan 22, 2015 | Free Listen

Joe and Cléoma Falcon's "Allons a Lafayette" is probably the first commercial Cajun music recording ever released. The record is credited to Joseph Falcon, and in their day it was considered improper for a woman to perform in dancehalls. But this didn't stop them. The...

Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band – “Highway No. 61”

by publicdomain4u | Dec 23, 2014 | Free Listen

Several decades before Bob Dylan recorded his breakthrough "Highway 61 Revisited" album, the folk-blues song "Highway No. 61" was interpreted by numerous blues singers including Charlie Pickett, Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy, The Sparks Brothers and others. Jack Kelly...

Syd Valentine’s Patent Leather Kids – “Rock And Gravel”

by publicdomain4u | Nov 20, 2014 | Free Listen

This uptempo instrumental romp from Syd Valentine's Patent Leather Kids features some expert piano, banjo, and trumpet work. The players perform solo and together in a tightly arrangement they called "Rock And Gravel." Hailing from Indianpolis, Indiana, the group's...