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The invention of the radio: listen to music from that era

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?