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"The Best MP3s in the Public Domain"

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    There are so many great songs in the public domain arena. We are ripping and specially mastering MP3 files as fast as we can. We hope you enjoy our selections.
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    Trouble Trouble by Betty Roche
    blues, jazz, jazz blues
    Betty lays down a seminal bee-bop jazz blues vocal here. Trouble means the same after 60 years.  more »
    The School House Fire by Dixon Brothers
    country/folk
    A solemn eulogy from the Dixon Brothers. One fine classic piece, but not a cheerful song, this tells the story of the terrible Cleveland...  more »
    Give It Up Daddy by Albinia Jones
    blues
    Albinia makes her case for more quality time.  more »
    The Lost Chord by Thomas Edison
    pop, other, genre? c'mon, this is beyond genre
    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...  more »
    Stack 'O Lee Blues by Mississippi John Hurt
    blues, folk blues
    This classic recording by Mississippi John Hurt only sounds fresher as the years go by. Stack 'O Lee Blues.. Hit it!  more »
    You're Gonna Quit Me Blues by Blind Blake
    blues, folk blues
    Another great track from the master. His lyrical phrasing really gives me the blues and it's all good!  more »
    Canned Heat Blues by Sloppy Henry
    blues
    Sloppy Henry puts so much soul into his singing you really believe every word. This recording is over 50 years old but sounds contemporary. Good...  more »
    I'll Go With Her Blues by Robert Wilkins
    blues, folk blues
    There are perhaps only a handful of blues musicians with as much to offer as Robert Wilkins. His breadth of material is practically unmatched among...  more »
    Ain't Nobody's Business by Earl Johnson and his Dixie Entertainers
    country/folk, blues
    A righteous song claiming freedom from stodgy ways.  more »
     
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    Ain't That Trouble In Mind by Fields Ward & the Grayson County Railsplitters
    country/folk, bluegrass, roots
    Fields Ward & the Grayson County Railsplitters were early pioneers of Bluegrass, and this wonderful cut, Ain't That Trouble In Mind, is a prime example...  more »
    Bye Bye Baby by Little Hat Jones
    blues, public domain
    Little Hat Jones really lays down a great vocal on this track, a great sounding recording for the period.  more »
    Naughty Hula Eyes by Andy Iona and his Islanders
    pop
    Hot damn Andy is one sexy mofo. Grab your drink with the little umbrella inside, have a seat on a white-sand beach, and watch as...  more »
    France Blues by Papa Harvey Hull
    blues, folk blues
    Papa lays down a chant-rap about going to the maker.  more »
    A Spoonful Blues by Charlie Patton
    blues
    Charlie Patton's remarkable bottleneck slide technique has been imitated by generations of guitar slingers, but no one has duplicated his unique lyrical style. Here is...  more »
    Where Is My Good Man At? by Memphis Minnie
    blues
    Memphis Minnie ranks as one of the blues' most influential and historically significant female artists. Sometime during her early teens she began playing and singing...  more »
    I Wonder by Cecil Gant
    blues, jazz
    A beautiful solo performance by the one and only Cecil Gant. Great song! This is what it's all about.  more »
    Walk Right In by Cannon's Jug Stompers
    blues
    Gus Cannon and his Jug Stompers helped define Jug music in the early 1900's. Derived from spiritual and early folk music, it's influence is still...  more »
    Praise God I'm Satisfied by Blind Willie Johnson
    blues
    Blind Willie Johnson, Texas blues man and virtuoso of the "bottleneck" or slide guitar, was born in Marlin, Texas, about 1902, and blinded at age...  more »
    I'm So Glad by Skip James
    blues
    Skip James invented his own guitar picking method, and "I'm So Glad" was a perfect vehicle for his free form lightning licks.  more »
    Shake 'Em On Down by Bukka White
    blues
    Hailing from Oklona, Mississippi Booker White learned guitar from his father, and helped to define Delta Blues music as we know it. White's interpretation of...  more »
     
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