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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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    Cocaine by Dick Justice
    blues, folk blues
    We here at Public Domain 4U are simply wild about "Cocaine" by Dick Justice. What a stage name, by the way! This song...  more »
    How You Want It Done by Big Bill Broonzy
    rock, blues, pre-rock, the shizzle
    This is one of those tunes that tells of rock and roll to come. Like a portent, it speaks of Bill Haley and the Comets,...  more »
    The (New) Call of the Freaks by Luis Russell & His Orchestra
    country/folk, blues, jazz, funky sexy ragtime
    The New Call Of The Freaks? Wow! Could be a modern rock hit, no? Reminds me also of Screamin Jay Hawkins and other great...  more »
    How Can You Have The Blues? by Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom
    blues
    Here's a superb track with a sweet message that is as relevant today as it was back then. Without further ado, enjoy this fine duet...  more »
    T'aint None O' Your Business by Butter Beans and Susie
    blues, folk blues
    Butter Beans and Susie lay it down on this stellar old recording. Sit back and enjoy - this is the good stuff.  more »
    Pretty Red Hibiscus by Andy Iona and his Islanders
    pop, world, hawaiian pop
    A masterpiece of sweet Hawaiian pop. Wow, this music really takes you there.  more »
    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 »
    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 »
     
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    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 »
    Ain't Nobody's Business by Earl Johnson and his Dixie Entertainers
    country/folk, blues
    A righteous song claiming freedom from stodgy ways.  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 »
     
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