Early 20th Century music and history

[MrXnews2]

Very good! One request: could you upload the full "A Little Bit of Heaven" by Broadway Quartette, please? Great arrangement!

Thanks!

[pax41]

@MrXnews2 I have tried finding that record but can't seem to find where I placed it. My filing system is not really good. If I locate it I will post it.

[MrXnews2]

@pax41 Okay, that's fine. Much appreciated!

[TheJbach]

Although born in '55, this music transports me to a bygone time: my own in childhood. the sound is warm and atmospheric. I am able to remember, and to a certain extent, re-experience so much of the dear feeling of those days... for you see, in my old neighborhood, many of the people w/ their turn-of-the century ways yet lived, along w/ many of the sights and sounds and aromas of a long-ago world! I am so grateful to God for having known them.

[terouterou]

What's the second song?

[pax41]

@terouterou It is called the Swing Song.

[geofbrit59]

I wish I could get my early discs (1900 - teens) to sound this good. I'm afraid if I posted them no one would listen. Do you have any suggestions on making them sound better?

[pax41]

I should have used a low pass filter on this to get rid of the rumble. It was not as obvious before but I think YT has improved their sound quality. To get them to sound good I clean them before recording, I use a good needle for this type of record 3.2-3.5 TE stylus works good. I also clean the audio up with some software too. Your turntable can make a big difference too. Hope this helps.

[geofbrit59]

Thanks, I've been thinking of getting the next size up needle for the early discs. I know they were played on a gramophone

and the needle is hitting the bottom of the groove.

[pax41]

I have recorded many of mine with a 3.0 mil but the others work better. Good luck.

[Corrie121]

Music of the period, which I enjoy immensely. Comparing the technology of this period with that of today is surely testament to mans' ingenuity. I wonder what critics will be saying about today's music and technology a hundred years from now.

Thank you for this posting.

[pax41]

I did not know that this was your favorite period.

[patriciaoday]

Billy Murray and Henry Burr would never make it today. Even with that old technology you could actually make out real melodies and words that they sang. Now it's almost all noise and random melodies that make no pretense at beauty if they can help it. Beauty is old fashioned, you see.

[pax41]

Well, call me old fashioned.

[ImFrom1900]

I agree!

[devote]

HUH, are you kidding me..?

They use to sing into big tubes onto wax cylinders.

Your telling me that that sounded better..?

Noise and random melodies now..?

How about the advancement of music into

something full, robust and diverse.

Now I'm not trying to dumb down the music they made

but music has evolved and has become what they would have only wished for back then.

The reason Billy Murray couldn't make it today would be because he use to belt out his tracks which was fine until mics came along

[merrihew]

Check out the clip entitled "Louis Jordan" for a discussion of his influence.

[HarborGuy]

Ah, the years of "innocence" l9l8 would soon change that....I think Ragtime was in there somewhere you can here it creeping in on the Kentucy number. We became real "Jazzbo" fast after l920............

[merrihew]

Interesting idea. Certainly popular music changed dramatically within a decade. More quickly than at any other time.

[pax41]

What about in the 1950's? The change to jazz is kind of similar to the change to Rock n Roll.

[merrihew]

That's a good point, but early rock stars (even the Beatles) acknowledge the influence of Rhythm and Blues which in turn, is a combination of jazz and blues. So rock is really more evolutionary than jazz was. Louis Jordan even in the late 1930's, but especially in the '40's clearly was setting the stage for rock. Check him out.

[merrihew]

Check out the clip entitled "Louis Jordan" which includes a discussion of Jordan. I tried to paste a link but YT won't let me.