Song

What makes a song a hit? What makes it a classic? Often key music people, such as record producers and artist managers, can fail to recognize a song’s potential when it comes along. That’s why songwriters shouidn’t simply take no for an answer. A great case in point is “TheContinue Reading

This is a playlist of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1925 (some were recorded in 1924) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed.Continue Reading

Arranged alphabetically by artist name, this is an assortment of recordings posted to ‘the78prof’ channel which are not included in the HITS ARCHIVE playlists and were either recorded, released, or popularized in the year 1945. You’ll discover pop songs both familiar and obscure, as well as a number of C&WContinue Reading

After 14 years and 27 deaths while being constructed, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River is opened, connecting the great cities of New York and Brooklyn for the first time in history. Thousands of residents of Brooklyn and Manhattan Island turned out to witness the dedication ceremony, which wasContinue Reading

SAYS WIKI: Benjamin Robertson “Ben” Harney was an American songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. His 1895 composition “You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon but You Done Broke Down” is regarded as among the earliest, if not the earliest, ragtime composition. Though now probably more associated with Scott Joplin,Continue Reading