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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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    Flaming Youth by Duke Ellington
    jazz, big band, standards
    How hot do you want it? The great Duke Ellington, arguably the most prolific and innovative composer and bandleader in American history, shows what swing...  more »
    Stop Breakin' Down Blues by Robert Johnson
    blues, delta
    Now looky here, the grandaddy himself has shown back up with some new music titled, "Stop Breakin' Down Blues." You listen up, nobody in the...  more »
    I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried by Bessie Smith
    blues
    Oh Bessie, please say it ain't so. Your swearin' off men for good? The moment I fall in love with your style, powerful yet oozing...  more »
    Billy Lyons And Stackolee by Furry Lewis
    country/folk, blues, folk blues, acoustic blues
    Better be careful when you gamble away the pay check, cause your women might come out shooting, and that, as you know, always ends in...  more »
    Better Leave That Stuff Alone by Will Shade
    country/folk, blues, folk blues, acoustic blues
    All I can tell you is you all better heed the advice of one Will Shade when he tells you you better leave that stuff...  more »
    Are All My Favorite Bands Playing Or Am I Dreaming? by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven w/ Bud Freeman
    pop, jazz, other, comedy
    Oh dear oh dear. Uncle PD4U has to share with the world this way out discovery. "Are All My Favorite Bands Playing Or Am I...  more »
    Goin' Back Home by Lightnin' Hopkins
    blues
    Lightnin' Hopkins makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up, and man can that electric guitar sing! There maybe many imitators but...  more »
    Baby Please Don't Go by Big Bill Broonzy
    blues
    Often covered but never at this level of raw blues intensity, this is Big Bill Broonzy's version of Baby Please Don't Go and it is...  more »
    All Of Me by Paul Whiteman with Mildred Bailey
    pop, blues, jazz
    This song is the archetypal early jazz/ big band arrangement. The orchestration of "All Of Me" paints a scene out of old black and white...  more »
     
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    Where Did You Sleep Last Night? by Leadbelly
    blues, folk
    More than any other black folk-blues artist of his time, Leadbelly helped expose his race's vast musical riches to white America and helped preserve a...  more »
    Doo Wacka Doo by Paul Whiteman His Orchestra
    pop, jazz, wayback machine
    Wow! This song really rocks, and the story is rather like Johnny B. Goode. Nothing like that purring old coronet. Tight band too, what a...  more »
    Ain't Misbehavin' by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
    pop, jazz, swing/big band
    Only the best for our MP3 4U friends! The great Louis Armstrong ladies and gentlemen. Roll up and swing. A classic hosted at the endlessly...  more »
    Hastings Street by Blind Blake, Charlie Spand
    country/folk, blues, ragtime
    When the legendary Blind Blake and Charlie Spand teamed up for this exquisite recording in the 1920's, they could scarcely have guessed that their contibutions...  more »
    The Wrong Road by The Hall Brothers
    country/folk, blues
    Mind you take the right wrong road, not the wrong right road, brothers and sisters. As you mosey on down mp3 lane through the great...  more »
    Frankie by Mississippi John Hurt
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues
    Mississippi John Hurt was a fantastic guitar player and singer. His clean recordings will live forever in the hearts of blues fans everywhere. This is...  more »
    Mind Reader Blues by Bertha Lee with Charley Patton
    blues, mississippi blues
    From Mississippi Blues legend Charley Patton's last recording session, "Mind Reader Blues" was sung by his common-law wife at the time, Bertha Lee. They rocked...  more »
    Yellow Bee by Bertha Lee with Charley Patton
    blues, mississippi blues
    Another fine blues gem from Charley Patton and his brilliant lady friend, Bertha Lee. It sure don't get much better than this, folks. The real,...  more »
    If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down by Blind Willie Johnson
    blues
    Blind Willie tears it all up on this classic track, rockin before rock was rock. His star shines brightly still today. This song has more...  more »
    Farewell To You Baby by Carl Martin
    blues, folk blues
    A gorgeous vintage cut from master bluesman, Carl Martin. This music heals everything from heartache to the common cold. Nice clean recording, too.  more »
    Hot Town by Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra
    blues, jazz, swing, hot, bop
    Whooo whooo! All aboard the express to Hot Town, people, get on and get ready. This is so hot there's steam comin outta my...  more »
     
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