Playlist for Thomas Edison's Attic - August 21, 2007

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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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August 21, 2007

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Artist Track Album Year
Peerless Quartettte  Shipwreck and rescue - descriptive   Amberol cylinder 4M-558 (A- .5)  1910 
Edison Military Band  10th regiment march   Gold Moulded cylinder 9225 (27)  1906 
Dale Wimbrow and his Rubeville Tuners  Country bred and chicken fed   Diamond Disc 11346-C-1-6  1927 
Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra  Dixie moon - fox trot   Diamond Disc 9481-A-1-1  1924 
Anna Chandler and chorus  I want everyone to love me   Amberol cylinder 4M-770 (A- ..8)  1911 
Anthony Franchini - guitar, Leonard - violin  Passions - tango   Diamond Disc 9585-A-1-1  1924 
Charles Ross Taggart  A country fiddler at home   Diamond Disc 8468-C-3-5  1922 
John W. Meyers  The Land League band   Gold Moulded cylinder 9576 (8)  1907 
All Star Trio  Sand dunes - one step   Diamond Disc 6398-C-8-19  1919 
Parks Sisters  When sweet Susie goes stepping by   Diamond Disc 18272-A-1-1  1928 
Vess L. Ossman - banjo  Pretzel Pete   Gold Moulded cylinder 9557 (5)  1907 
Carlos Valderrama - piano  Inca rhapsodie no. 3   Diamond Disc 7441-A-4-1  1920 
Frankie Marvin - vocal and guitar, Murray Kellner - fiddle  The two gun cowboy   Diamond Disc 19144-A-1-2  1929 
Charles Magnante - accordian  Dolores waltz   Diamond Disc 18215-C-1-3  1928 
Georgia Melodians  Spanish shawl - fox trot   Diamond Disc 10772-B-1-1  1926 



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Thu. 8/23/07 3:30pm From: MathGeek

I'm sure enjoying your show. Any chance you can play Oreste's Queensland Orch doing "Thinking of You" on your show sometime? I think it's mx11322 from DD #51885R.

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