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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.
Trouble TroublebyBetty 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 FirebyDixon 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 »
The Lost ChordbyThomas 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 BluesbyMississippi 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 »
Canned Heat BluesbySloppy 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 BluesbyRobert 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 »
Bye Bye BabybyLittle 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 »
A Spoonful BluesbyCharlie 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?byMemphis 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 »
Walk Right InbyCannon'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 SatisfiedbyBlind 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 GladbySkip 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 DownbyBukka 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 »