The invention of the radio was truly a huge revolution, but what did people listen to in those early years of radio?
Charleston (James P. Johnson) Paul Whiteman Orchestra, 1925
In My Merry Oldsmobile (Gus Edwards) Billy Murray, 1911
Ain’t She Sweet (Yellen-Ager) Gene Austin with Nat Shilkret and his orchestra, 1927
Panama (William H. Tyers) New Orleans Rhythm Kings, 1934
Singin’ in the Rain (Freed-Brown) Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra, 1929
What do you think, was this what you expected the music of the time to be like?