Decades of Listening
Berliner, Emile. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (http://hplibrary.org/music-blog/125-years-ago-sound)
Joplin, Scott. “Maple Leaf Rag”
Sousa, John Philip. “Stars and Stripes Forever”
Caruso, Enrico. Pagliacci, “Vesti la giubba”
Cohan, George. “Give My Regards to Broadway”
Cohan, George. “The Yankee Doodle Boy”
Collins, Arthur. “The Preacher and the Bear”
Evans, George. “In the Good Old Summertime”
Fisk Jubilee Singers. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Howard, Joseph. “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now”
Murray, Billy. "You're a Grand Old Rag [Flag]
Sidney, George and J. Bodewalt Lampe. “Creole Belles”
Berlin, Irving. “Araby”
Berlin, Irving. “I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now”
Burr, Henry. “Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight”
The Dolly Sisters. “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows”
Gluck, Alma. “Carry me back to old Virginny”
Jolson, Al. “Ragging the Baby to Sleep”
Lange, Arthur. “America Here’s My Boy”
Original Dixieland Jazz Band. “Tiger Rag”
Selvin, Ben. “Dardanella”
Shepard, Burt. “The Laughing Song” (You Tube)
Smith, Chris. “Ballin’ the Jack”
Taylor, Tell. “Down by the Old Mill Stream”
Armstrong, Louis and His Hot Seven. “Potato Head Blues”
Austin, Gene and Carson Robison. "Way Down Home"
Berlin, Irving and Harry Akst. "Home Again Blues"
Carter Family. “Wildwood Flower”
Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers. "Whitehouse Blues"
Dalhart, Vernon. "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum"
Edwards, Gus. “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”
Fiddlin' John Carson. "Old Dan Tucker"
Gershwin, George. Rhapsody in Blue
Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers. "Soldier's Joy"
Hall,Wendell. “It ain’t gonna rain no more”
Harrell, Kelly. "Roving Gambler"
Luther, Frank and Carson Robison. "The Utah Trail"
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra. “Whispering”
Rodgers, Jimmy. “Blue Yodel (T for Texas)”
Smith, Bessie. “Downhearted Blues”
Sprague, Carl T. "When the Work's All Done This Fall"
Whiteman, Paul. “Whispering”
Autry, Gene. “That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine”
Big Bill Broonzy. "Skoodle Do Do"
Brice, Fannie. “Cooking Breakfast for the One I love”
Calloway, Cab. “Jumpin’ Jive”
Carmichael, Hoagy. "Georgia on My Mind"
Dorsey, Tony. “Boogie Woogie”
Gershwin, Ira and George Gershwin. "Embraceable You"
Holiday, Billie. “Strange Fruit”
Jolson, Al. “Looking at You”
Lead Belly. “Goodnight, Irene”
Miller, Glen. “Little Brown Jug”
Porter, Cole. "They All Fall In Love"
Rudy Vallee Orchestra. “A Little Kiss Each Morning”
Shaw, Artie. “Indian Love Call”
Weill, Kurt. The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Acuff, Roy. “Wabash Cannon Ball”
The Andrews Sisters. “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
Como, Perry. “Till the End of Time”
Copland, Aaron.Our Town
Cowboy Copas. “Tennessee Waltz”
Crosby, Bing. “Silent Night”
Dorsey, Jimmy. “Besame Mucho”
Ellington, Duke. "Sentimental Lady"
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
Hooker, John Lee. “I’m in the Mood”
Jones, Spike. “Der Fuehrer’s Face”
Jordon, Louis. “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie”
Mills Brothers. “You Always Hurt the Ones You Love”
Oklahoma. (Original Cast Recording)
Shore, Dinah. “Blues in the Night”
Sinatra, Frank. “All or Nothing at All”
Willis, Bob. “San Antonio Rose”
Ames Brothers. “Rag Mop”
Astaire, Fred. Jane Powell. “How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I’ve Been A Liar All My Life?”
Bach, J.S. Goldberg Variations. Glenn Gould, piano.
Bechet, Sidney. The Fabulous Sidney Bechet
Bennett, Tony. “Cold, Cold Heart”
Berry, Chuck. “Johnny B. Goode”
Charles, Ray. “What’d I Say”
Clooney, Rosemary. “Tenderly”
Cole, Nat. “Mona Lisa”
The Crickets. “That’ll Be the Day”
Davis, Miles. 'Round About Midnight
Foley, Red. “Chatanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy”
Haley, Bill and His Comets. “Rock Around The Clock”
Laine, Frankie. “Cry of the Wild Goose”
Lanza, Mario. “Be My Love”
Monk, Thelonious. Brillant Corners
Page, Patti. “Tenneessee Waltz”
Parker, Charlie. Jazz at Massey Hal
Piaf, Edith. “La Vie en Rose”
Presley, Elvis. “That’s All Right”
The Band.Music from the Big Pink
Beach Boys. “Surfin’ USA”
Beatles. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bennett, Tony. “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”
Bernstein, Leonard and Sondheim, Stephen. West Side Story
Bill Evans Trio. Waltz for Debby
Britten, Benjamin. Sinfonia da Requiem
Cash, Johnny. “Ring of Fire”
Diana Ross and The Supremes. “Reflections”
Dylan, Bob. “Like a Rolling Stone”
Fitzgerald, Ella. Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
Franklin, Aretha. “Respect”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Are You Experienced
Messiaen, Olivier. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet For The End Of Time)
Presley, Elvis. “Stuck On You”
Rolling Stones. Beggar’s Banquet
Sam and Dave. “Soul Man”
Seeger, Pete. "We Shall Overcome"
Simon & Garfunkel. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Sinatra, Frank. “Strangers in the Night”
Abba. Waterloo
Aerosmith. Toys in the Attic
Baez, Joan. Diamonds and Rust
Beatles. Hey Jude
Saturday Night Fever (Original Film Soundtrack)
Bob Marley & the Wailers.Catch a Fire
Davis, Miles. Bitches Brew
Fleetwood Mac. Rumours
Gaye, Marvin. “Let’s Get it On”
Gaynor, Gloria. “I Will Survive”
Jarret, Keith. The Koln Concert
Joel, Billy. The Stranger
John, Elton. Tumbleweed Connection.
King, Carole.Tapesty
KISS. Kiss Alive
Led Zepplin.IV
Lloyd Webber, Andrew. Jesus Christ Super Star
Mclean, Don.American Pie
Nelson, Willie. Red Headed Stranger
Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon
Queen. Night at the Opera
Saturday Night Fever (Original Film Soundtrack)
Sex Pistols. Nevermind the Bullocks
Simon & Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water
The Sting (Original Film Soundtrack)
Streisand, Barbra. The Way We Were
Taylor, James. Sweet Baby James
The Who. Quadrophenia
Wonder, Stevie. Songs in the Key of Life
Young, Neil. After the Gold Rush
Adams, Bryan. Cuts Like a Knife
Bon Jovi. Slippery When We
The Cars.Heartbeat City
Cougar, John (Mellencamp). Uh-Uh
Daryl Hall & John Oates. Voices
Dire Straits.Brothers in Arms
Eurythmics. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Fame (Original Film Soundtrack)
Flashdance (Original Film Soundtrack)
Go Go’s. We Got the Beat
Jackson, Michael. Thriller
Jackson, Janet.Control
Kool & the Gang. Celebrate!
Madonna. Like a Virgin
Marsalis, Wynton. Black Codes (From the Underground)
Police. Synchronicity
Prince.Purple Rain
Springsteen, Bruce. Born in the USA
U2.The Joshua Tree
Backstreet Boys. Backstreet’s Back
Bodyguard (Original Film Soundtrack)
Brooks, Garth. Ropin’ the Wind
Carey, Mariah.“Vision of Love”
Carreras, José,PlácidoDomingo, and LucianoPavarotti. The Three Tenors in Concert.
Crow, Sheryl. Sheryl Crow
Dion, Celine. “My Heart Will Go On”
Guns N’ Roses. Appetite for Destruction
Jackson, Michael.BAD
Krauss, Alison.I’ve Got that Old Feeling
Moby. Play
Morisette, Alanis. Jagged Little Pill
Nine Inch Nails. The Downward Spiral
Nirvana.Nevermind
Radiohead. OK Computer
Shakur,Tupac. Thug Life: Volume 1
Beethoven, L.v. Beethoven 5 & 7. Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.
Coldplay. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Eminem.The Eminem Show
Freeman, Von.Vonski Speaks
Jones, Norah. Come Away With Me
Keith, Toby. Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue
Krall, Diana. Live in Paris
Rascal Flatts.Rascal Flatts.
Spears, Britney. Oops!...I Did It Again
Strokes.Is This It
Usher.U Got it Bad
Vandermark, Ken. Company Switch
West, Kanye. The College Dropout
Winehouse, Amy. Back to Black