Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from May 18, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibyl Sanderson Fagan |
April sighs
|
Diamond Disc 9111-A | 1924 |
| Blue Ridge Duo (Gene Austin & George Reneau) |
Blue Ridge blues
|
Diamond Disc 9728-C | 1925 |
| Ada Jones & Len Spencer |
The crushed tragedian
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-670 | 1911 |
| Dale Wimbrow & his Rubeville Tuners |
So long north (I'm headin' south)
|
Diamond Disc 11347-B | 1927 |
| Polk Miller's Old South Quartet |
Watermelon party
|
Blue Amberol cylinder 2178 | 1914 |
| Frank Crum & his orchestra |
Lonely and blue - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 9921-A | 1925 |
| Murry K. Hill |
Oh, glory
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 9940 | 1908 |
| Andre Benoist |
Valse in E flat
|
Diamond Disc 4003-A | 1917 |
| Jack Holt |
Vamping Sal (the Sheba of Georgia)
|
Diamond Disc 8885-A | 1923 |
| Stella Mayhew |
Oh you circus day - from "Hanky Panky"
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-1122 | 1912 |
| Original Piano Trio |
Bimini bay - fox trot
|
Diamond Disc 8282-A | 1922 |
| Genevieve Jordan |
Baby's got the blues
|
Diamond Disc 9204-B | 1923 |
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