In 1900, E.R. Johnson first used the "His Master's Voice" trade mark, and in 1903 the first 12 inch diameter records were released on the Monarch label. HMV Italiana released Verdi's "Ernani" on 40 single sided discs. The Victor Company's Victrola model gramophone first appeared in 1906 and Victrola became a generic term. It wasn't until 1919 that electrical recording was in the experimental stage. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra produced the first million seller with "Japanese Sandman" coupled with "Whispering" and began a major new popular music craze that boosted the record industry throughout the decade. The music presented on this page is mostly from that era.

The music has been selected for your listening enjoyment. Select your favorites and add them to your midi collection. They are for your personal enjoyment and not for commercial use. Please save to your hard drive and do not link to this server. Keep in mind the quality of the sound you hear depends entirely on the hardware and software you use. It is essential to have a good sound card.

~Music is well said to be the speech of angels:
in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man
is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.~ Thomas Carlyle

~ 3 O'Clock In The Morning ~

~ Ain't She Sweet ~

~ Ain't We Got Fun ~

~ And The Band Played On ~

~ Back Home In Indiana ~

~ Beautiful Doll ~

~ Beautiful Ohio ~

~ Bicycle Built For Two ~

~ By The Light Of The Silvery Moon ~

~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~

~ By The Beautiful Sea ~

~ Charmaine ~

~ Clementine (Oh My Darling) ~

~ Come Josephine In My Flying Machine ~

~ Darktime Strutter's Ball ~

~ Darling Nelly Gray ~

~ Dearie Please Don't Be Angry ~

~ Down By The Old Mill Stream ~

~ Down By The Riverside ~

~ Five Foot Two ~

~ For Me And My Gal ~

~ Give My Regsrds To Broadway ~

~Good Night Sweetheart ~

~ Good Old Days ~

~Green, Green Grass Of Home ~

~ Harrrigan ~

~ Hello My Baby ~

~ Honeysuckle Rose ~

~ Ida ~

~ If You Were The Only Girl In The World ~

~ I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover ~

~ I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles ~

~ In The Evening By The Moonlight ~

~ In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree ~

~ In My Merry Oldsmobile ~

~ It's A Long Way To Tipperary ~

~ It's A Sin To Tell A Lie ~

~ I've Been Working On The Railroad ~

~ I Want A Girl ~

~ I Wonder Whose Kissing Her Now ~

~ Japanese Sandman ~

~ K-K-K-Katy ~

~ Last Rose Of Summer (The) ~

~ Listen To The Mocking Bird ~

~Little Brown Jug ~

~ Maggie ~

~ Margie ~

~ Mary's A Grand Old Name ~

~ Missouri Waltz ~

~ Mother Machree ~

~ My Gal Sal ~

~ Oh What A Beautiful Morning ~

~ Over There ~

~ Paper Doll ~

~ Peg O' My Heart ~

~ Peggy O'Neil ~

~ Pretty Baby ~

~ Put Your Arms Around Me Honey ~

~ Rose Of No Man's Land ~

~ Second Hand Rose ~

~ Shanty In Old Shanty Town ~

~ Sidewalks Of New York ~

~ Silver Threads Among The Gold ~

~ Swanee ~

~ Sweet Adeline ~

~ Sweet Rosie O'Grady ~

~ Take Me Out To The Ball Game ~

~ That Old Gang Of Mine ~

~ There Is A Tavern In The Town ~

~ Wait 'Till The Sun Shines Nellie ~

~ Tin Lizzy ~

~ Waltzing Matilda ~

~ We'll Meet Again ~

~ When I Grow To Old To Dream ~

~ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ~

~ When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver ~

~ While Strolling Through The Park One Day ~

~ Whispering ~

~You'd Be Surprised ~

~ You Tell Me Your Dream ~

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