1920s Dance Songs

These are recordings from the 1920s. There are 4021 in total. The list was donated by Professor Christopher Arthur Vincent Brooks, formerly of College of Charleston, South Carolina.

Listed are title, group, year, dance.

  1. Stumbling, California Ramblers, 1922, Shimmy One-step
  2. The Charleston, California Ramblers, 1925, Charleston
  3. Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue, California Ramblers, 1925, Charleston
  4. I’m Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston, California Ramblers, 1925, Charleston
  5. I’d Rather Charleston With You, 1926, Charleston
  6. My One and Only What Am I Gonna Do If You Turn Me Down, Clicquot Club Eskimos, 1927, Varsity Drag
  7. Nagasaki, Six Jumping Jacks, 1928, Black Bottom
  8. If I Had a Talking Picture of You-oo, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1929, Prep Step
  9. The Sheik of Araby, California Ramblers, 1920, Tango One-step
  10. I Love My Baby My Baby Loves Me, Blue Kittens, 1923, Charleston
  11. Hey Hey and Hee Hee I’m Charleston Crazy, Goofus Five, 1924, Charleston
  12. Sweet Man, Harry Reser’s Snycopators, 1925, Charleston
  13. Lo-Do-De-O, Six Jumping Jacks, 1926, Charleston
  14. They’re Doing the Black Bottom In Charleston Now, 1927, Black Bottom
  15. Dance Little Lady, 1928, Charleston
  16. Keep Your Sunny Side Up Up, The Clevelanders, 1929, Prep Step
  17. Please Do It Again, Bailey’s Lucky Seven, 1921, Shimmy One-step
  18. Louisville Lou That Vampin’ Lady, 1922, Shimmy One-step
  19. Charleston Jig Walk, Okeh Syncopators, 1924, Charleston
  20. Just Wait ’till You See My Baby Do the Charleston Dance, 1925, Charleston
  21. Ain’t She Sweet, California Ramblers, 1926, Charleston
  22. My Old Daddy’s Got a Brand-New Way To Love, 1927, Black Bottom
  23. When Sweet Susie Goes Steppin By, Six Jumping Jacks, 1928, Charleston
  24. Happy Days are Here Again, California Ramblers, 1929, Prep Step
  25. Let’s Misbehave, Bluebirds, 1920, Charleston
  26. Her Name Was Hula-Lou, Bailey’s Lucky Seven, 1923, Shimmy
  27. It Had To Be You, Bailey’s Luck Seven, 1924, Fox Trot
  28. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight, Bailey’s Lucky Seven, 1925, Charlesto
  29. What a Man, California Ramblers, 1926, Charleston
  30. Make My Cot Where the Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows, Reser’s Rounders, 1927, Black Bottom
  31. She’s the Sweetheart of Six Other Guys, Six Jumping Jacks, 1928, Black Bottom
  32. Do Ya’ Love Me Just a Tiny Bit Do Ya’, Bob Haring and His Orchestra, 1929
  33. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye, California Ramblers, 1927, Shimmy One-step
  34. Beale Street Mamma Why Don’t You Come Back Home, 1922, Shimmy One-step
  35. Jalousie a Tango Tzigane, 1924, Tango
  36. The Girl Friend, California Ramblers, 1925, Charleston
  37. I Wonder What’s Become of Joe, Seven Little Polar Bears, 1926, Charleston
  38. The Varsity Drag, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1927, Varsity Drag
  39. Doin’ the Raccoon, George Olsen and His Music, 1928, Raccoon
  40. You Know Better Than That, 1929, Prep Step
  41. Whispering, Ray Miller and His Orchestra, 1920, Fox Trot
  42. Who’s Sorry Now, California Ramblers, 1923, Fox Trot
  43. Sleepy-Time Gal, Jazz Pilots, 1924, Fox Trot
  44. Valencia a Song of Spain, Bob Haring and His Orchestra, 1925, Spanish One-step
  45. Baby Face, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1926, Charleston
  46. Oh Doris Where Do You Live, 1927, Varsity Drag
  47. Collegiana, Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1928, Collegiana
  48. Then We Canoe-dle-oodle Along, 1929, Prep Step
  49. Everybody Step, 1929, Shimmy One-step
  50. Black Eyes, 1922, Tango
  51. Red Hot Mamma, Bob Haring and His Orchestra, 1924, Charleston
  52. Don’t Bring Lulu, Okeh Syncopators, 1925, Charleston
  53. The Village Blacksmith Owns the Village Now, Six Jumping Jacks, 1926, Black Bottom
  54. My Sunday Girl, Clicquot Club Eskimos, 1927, Black Bottom
  55. Lila, Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1928, Varsity Drag
  56. The Breakaway, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1929, Breakaway
  57. Ain’t We Got Fun, 1921, Shimmy One-step
  58. No No Nora, California Ramblers, 1923, Shimmy One-step
  59. Oh Mabel, California Ramblers, 1924, Charleston
  60. Crazy Words Crazy Tune, Six Jumping Jacks, 1927, Charleston
  61. How Could Red Riding Hood Have Been So Very Good, Seven Little Polar Bears, 1926, Charleston
  62. Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth, 1927, Charleston
  63. Glorianna, Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1928, Varsity Drag
  64. I’m Doing What I’m Doing For Love, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1929, Fox Trot
  65. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Down in Tennessee, 1921, Shimmy One-step
  66. Whoa Tillie Take Your Time, 1922, Shimmy One-step
  67. Big Boy, Ted Weems and His Orchestra, 1924, Charleston
  68. Yes Sir That’s My Baby, Bill Wirges and His Orchestra, 1925, Charleston
  69. Don’t Forget To Do the Mess Around When You’re Doing the Charleston, 1926, Charleston
  70. She’s Got “It”, Six Jumping Jacks, 1927, Varsity Drag
  71. Down Where the Sun Goes Down, 1928, Fox Trot
  72. Turn On the Heat, 1929, Prep Step
  73. Sweet Mamma Papp’s Getting Mad, 1920, Shimmy One-step
  74. In the Evening Down in Dixieland, 1923, Shimmy One-step
  75. The Blues Have Got Me Now, 1924, Charleston
  76. Sweet Georgia Brown, California Ramblers, 1925, Charleston
  77. Cock-a-Doodle I’m Off My Noodle, Six Jumping Jacks, 1926, Charleston
  78. Moonbeam Kiss Her For Me, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1927, Varsity Drag
  79. Why Do You Suppose?, Bob Haring and His Orchestra, 1928, Fox Trot
  80. Happy Feet, 1929, Prep Step
  81. When My Baby Smiles At Me, 1920, Shimmy
  82. My Sweetie Went Away She Didn’t Say Where, California Ramblers, 1923, Shimmy
  83. Charley My Boy, Okeh Syncopators, 1924, Charleston
  84. Say Arabella What’s a “Fella” To Do?, Okeh Syncopators, 1925, Charleston
  85. Wouldn’t You?, 1926, Charleston
  86. He’s a Ladies’ Man, 1927, Varsity Drag
  87. Masquerade, 1928, Fox Trot
  88. The One I Love Just Can’t Be Bothered With Me, Lou Gold and His Orchestra, 1929, Fox Trot
  89. La Violetera Who’ll Buy My Violets?, 1920, Tango
  90. My Lovey Came Back, 1923, Shimmy One-step
  91. Fascinating Rhythm, Okeh Syncopators, 1924, Charleston
  92. Bye Bye Blackbird, 1925, Charleston
  93. Who’s Wonderful Who’s Marvelous Miss Annabelle Lee, California Ramblers, 1926, Varsity Drag
  94. I’m Gonna Dance Wit de Guy Wot Brung Me, Six Jumping Jacks, 1927, Black Bottom
  95. Half-way To Heaven, Seven Little Polar Bears, Seven Little Polar Bears, 1928, Fox Trot
  96. Yes Suh That’s the Good Old Sunny South, Harry Reser’s Ramblers, 1929, Prep Step
  97. She’s Still My Baby, 1926, Black Bottom
  98. When the Morning Glories Wake Up in the Morning, Clevelanders, 1927, Lindy Hop
  99. A Real American Tune, George Olsen and His Music, 1928, Varsity Drag
  100. Where the Sweet Forget-Me-Nots Remember, The Rounders, 1929, Prep Step
  101. Whatcha Gonna Do When There Ain’t No Jazz, 1920, Shimmy One-Step
  102. When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In, California Ramblers, 1923, Shimmy One-Step
  103. Keep Smiling at Trouble For Trouble’s a Bubble, Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1924, Charleston
  104. Blow That Sweet and Low-Down, 1925, Charleston

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