Public Domain 4U says:Think you've heard old school? Think again. This recording was made by Thomas Edison himself in 1888, and it may be the first recorded music ever created. Not a bad piece, either! Plus, I have to say, the background noise of the medium itself sounds like a modern dub record. It all goes in cycles.
Sweet PetuniabyBessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan) blues Bessie Jackson was a pseudonym for Lucille Bogan, a classic female blues artist from the '20s and '30s. This 1927 recording made her famous and...more »
Weeping WillowbyBlind Boy Filler blues, acoustic blues How does a man with no eye sight paint a picture so well? It's the music and the story telling, I'm sure. The feeling of...more »
Madison Street RagbyGus Cannon country/folk, blues Did you know that Gus Cannon taught himself to play using a banjo that he made from a frying pan and raccoon skin? At...more »
Lock Step BluesbyBlind Lemon Jefferson blues You can hear Blind Lemon Jefferson wailing from the jailhouse miles away. Now why would they lock up a blind man and keep him away...more »