Month: May 2018

  • Songs Before Jazz

    These were standards of their time which is before 1923. Today, instead of standards, we might refer to them simply as nostalgic hits of a bygone era. Better names are popular, famous, favorite, familiar, vintage, classic, sing-along songs, etc. This blog will keep a tight focus on the greatest early songs.  

  • Chronological listing

    The Star-Spangled Banner (1814) Silent Night (1818) Believe Me If Endearing Charms (1823) Home Sweet Home (1823) Billy Boy (1824) Jim Crow (1828) My Country Tis of Thee (1832) Long Long Ago (1833) Zip Coon (1836) Woodman Spare That Tree (1837) A Life On The Ocean Wave (1838) Rosin the Bow (1838) Rocked in the…