Public Domain 4U

"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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    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 »
    Diddie Wa Diddie by Blind Blake
    blues
    Diddie Wa Diddie shows off Blind Blake's distinctive vocal and guitar rhythm. This song was later covered by Ry Cooder and Hot Tuna.  more »
    When The Levee Breaks by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
    blues, public domain
    With his wife Memphis Minnie on lead guitar, Joe McCoy laid down this seminal cut which much later became a hit for Led Zeppelin. A...  more »
    Country Woman by Will Batts
    blues
    A real gem. Can't miss with this one.  more »
    Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell
    blues
    McTell was a prolific recording artist; he recorded for many labels under a variety of pseudonyms from 1927 to 1956. His catalog includes not only...  more »
    Corrine Corrina by Bo Carter
    blues, folk blues
    In 1928, he recorded this (the original) version of "Corrine, Corrina," which later became a hit for Big Joe Turner. The general consensus is Bo...  more »
    Texas Easy Street by Henry Thomas
    blues
    Born in 1874 in Big Sandy, TX, Henry Thomas learned to hate cotton and to love writing songs. This is some heavy blues from the...  more »
    Won't You Be Kind? by Hattie Hart
    blues
    Hattie's voice vibrates in many ways, up and down and to the side too. These sounds help me appreciate the finer things in life.  more »
     
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    Slave To The Blues by Ma Rainey
    blues
    When you read the words "slave to the blues," it doesn't compare to how it sounds and feels when Ma Rainey sings this song. You...  more »
    Big Road Blues by Tommy Johnson
    blues
    Tommy Johnson was a true original with his own vocal style and peculiar rhythmic mojo. His signature song "Big Road Blues" has been covered by...  more »
     
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