“Another journey into the history of recorded sound with James and Sean. This time we delve into the vaults for 1890 and 1891, explore the pop music of the gilded age, and hear the voices of P.T. Barnum, Florence Nightingale, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.” Centuries of Sound is a monthly mix of original music and sounds from a…

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A 30-minute preview of Centuries of Sound's 2017 mix. If you would like to hear the remaining two hours and fifteen minutes, please go to http://centuriesofsound.com, where you can find a a full download, a mixcloud embed, a full tracklisting and details of our radio show and new Patreon supporter rewards.…

Press Eldridge - a Confidential Chat 0:00 New York Military Band - Wild Cherries Rag 0:10 Eddie Morton - Wild Cherries Rag 0:55 Ada Jones & Len Spencer - Si Perkins' Barn Dance 2:25 Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet - Take Me Up With You Dearie 3:47 Miss Jones and Mr. Spencer with Orchestra - Zeb Green's Airship 5:29 American Symphony Orchestra - Black …

Enrico Caruso - Vesti La Giubba (I Pagliacci) 00:00 Unknown - Sunderland Home Cylinder 33 02:17 Vess L. Ossman - Maple Leaf Rag 02:23 Orquesta De Enrique Peña - Los Guajiros De La Yaya 05:01 Octavio Yáñez - Anita 06:27 Ángel Villoldo - El Negro Alegre 08:34 Orquesta De Pablo Valenzuela - Happy Hobbs 10:11 Steve Porter - Flanagan's Troubles In A Res…

Williams & Walker are a great deal to blame for being the originators and establishing the name “coon” upon our race. They met a white man in San Francisco by the name of McConnell, who put them on the circuit. In order to achieve success and to attract the attention of the public they branded themselves as “the two real coons.” Their names, accomp…

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