November 4, 2003: Fred Van Eps - ragtime banjo
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Marvin | Yes sir, that's my baby | Diamond Disc 10713-C | 1925 |
| Mischa Violin | Caprice Basque | Diamond Disc 7694-C | 1920 |
| Sophie Tucker | Some of these days - from "Honky tonk" | Amberol cylinder 4M-691 | 1911 |
| Fred Van Eps - banjo ; Frank P. Banta - piano | Blaze away - march | Gold Moulded cylinder 8025 | 1902 |
| Fred Van Eps | Alexander's ragtime band medley | Amberol cylinder 4M-1002 | 1912 |
| Fred Van Eps Banjo Orchestra | My Hindoo man - one step | Diamond Disc 3466-C | 1914 |
| Fred Van Eps - banjo ; John F. Burckhardt - piano | Persiflage | Diamond Disc 10414-A | 1925 |
| Fred Van Eps | Interview | Lew Green's collector's corner (pilot radio program) | 1959 |
| Fred Van Eps - banjo ; Robert Van Eps - piano | Nola | 5 string banjo | 1950 |
| George Van Eps - 7 string guitar | Yesterdays | Mellow guitar (Columbia CL-929) | 1956 |
| The Florida Four | Roll 'em girls (roll your own) - fox trot | Diamond Disc 10672-B | 1926 |
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