July 1, 2003: Theodore Edison's boyhood pyrotechnic stories
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The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.
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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Lindley - trumpet ; Arthur Schutt - piano ; David Grupp - traps | Hot as a summer's day - fox trot | Diamond Disc 10770-B | 1926 |
| Billy Murray | In the good old summer time | Gold Moulded cylinder 8118 | 1905 |
| Cal Stewart | Fourth of July at Punkin Center | Amberol cylinder 4M-734 | 1911 |
| Theodore Edison | Red fire kite story | ENHS oral history tape reel no. 45 (excerpt) | 1970 |
| B. A. Rolfe and his Palais D'or Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker - vocal | One summer night- fox trot | Diamond Disc 11653-C | 1927 |
| Theodore Edison | Potassium explosion story | ENHS oral history tape reel no. 29 (excerpt) | 1970 |
| Billy Murray | Summer days | Amberol cylinder 4M-778 | 1911 |
| Theodore Edison | Garage turntable explosion story | ENHS oral history tape reel no. 29 (excerpt) | 1970 |
| Earl Oliver's Jazz Babies (Harry Reser) ; Tom Howard - vocal | Fire! (an "alarming" novelty) - fox trot | Diamond Disc 11283-A | 1926 |
| Theodore Edison | Homemade fireworks story | ENHS oral history tape reel no. 45 (excerpt) | 1970 |
| Georgia Melodians | Red hot mamma- fox trot | Diamond Disc 9681-B | 1924 |
| New York Military Band | Fourth of July patrol | Amberol cylinder 4M-1040 | 1912 |
| Dorothy Kingsley | It always comes with the summer | Gold Moulded cylinder 9892 | 1908 |
| Julian Rose | Parody on "In the good old summer time" | Gold Moulded cylinder 8403 | 1903 |
| Albert Benzler - piano | Summer recollections | Gold Moulded cylinder 9951 | 1908 |
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