Music of the 1920s

The weird thing is that that is what makes it still relevant. It was originally referring to films, but now...well, you said it.

How many movie-themed songs were written at the time? The only other one I know of is "My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies" (as covered by the Bonzo Dog Band).

The early 30s still have some things in common with the 20s, but by the mid-30s, swing pretty much took over. For example, Cab Calloway and his band playing "Some of These Days" from 1930:

If you listen closely there's a banjo and tuba playing rhythm.

edited 9th Dec '13 12:12:31 PM by Aldo930

This hasn't been posted yet AFAIK.

No, it hasn't.

And neither has this:

I've recently been trying to learn to play fingerstyle guitar since I've mostly been playing with a pick, thus I'm currently going through a phase where I'm listening to more fingerpicking music. In addition to the more modern examples I'm into, I've been checking out some of the older blues and folk musicians as well.

Although I think so far, Mississippi John Hurt has been the main one from the 20s that I've been listening to; most of the older music I've been listening to has been from the 30s-50s.

edited 17th Jan '14 9:12:14 AM by FingerPuppet

One of the many things I love about the original Mafia The City Of Lost Heaven was its awesome. Period soundtrack. J just joy riding in the streets Hoboken in my Phantom, listening to Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club deFrance, the Mills Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Lonnie Johnson, Latcho Drom and many others.

Memories

Listen to the full soundtrack here.

edited 3rd Feb '14 1:47:09 PM by Paktra

Half of those are from the thirties.

I still won't begrudge you, however. The early 30s had a lot in common with the twenties, so that can be posted here.

Here's my favourite 1920s earworm

edited 2nd Mar '14 3:42:04 AM by MorwenEdhelwen

Drats!... I thought I'd mentioned they were hip new songs.

And here's a song I had to listen too for my History of Jazz class.

Another one of my favorites from the game, a 1932 cover of a 1910 song.

Boy am I all over the place!

edited 2nd Mar '14 2:33:35 PM by Paktra

Okay I finally found a song in the game from the 20's. It's a stretch at 1929, But still...

Plays over the radio at the countryside gas station.

Jazz is so much fun! Y'all ever been to New Orleans? Crazy awesome city, I recommend visiting at some point. Anyway, jazz is all over the place. There are street performers with so much skill they'll make your jaw hit the ground. It's just... Fun. More fun than most modern stuff. It's full of energy and optimism and excitement. One of the best parts of Mardi Gras is the jazz.

Do you have any musical souvenirs of this grand occasion?

I have a Mardi gras playlist.

sweet! On You Tube?

No, but I'll make one when I get home.

Thanks!

Here's a 1950s recording of another 1920s hit:

The original version of Guantanamera was written in 1927.

edited 18th Mar '14 3:08:03 AM by MorwenEdhelwen

I want all your sinister and creepy music from the era. Sinister/creepy music from the 1910's and 1930's would also be wonderful. Such as this :

edited 22nd Jun '14 10:40:09 AM by ElectricalLass

Let's see... you want something creepy, normally I'd suggest "Mysterious Mose," one of the best Halloween songs ever written, but it's usually played too fast and hot to be creepy.

So here's a pseudo-Oriental piece that starts off with a rather creepy, foreboding feel:

Have added:

• Music of the 1920s

• Music of the 1930s

• Music of the 1940s

edited 8th Apr '15 1:14:07 PM by Patachou

New to this forum. I've been listening to Jazz of the twenties since about 1960.

As we you have been discussing "hot" Jazz of the twenties, how about these.... Stomp Off, Let's Go, with Erskine Tate & His Vendome Orchestra. The poise and drive of Armstrong on this record is breathtaking. Get that last chorus - WOW!

Another hot record with Satchmo is Cake Walking Babies From Home. It's the recording on 8 Jan 1925, with Eva Taylor singing. Alberta Hunter sang on an earlier recording but this one from is better.

I regard all music of the twenties as having a Jazz feel to it, so Bing Crosby singing Dinah was, to me anyway, real hot Jazz.

.....Has anyone heard of Annette Hanshaw? There is only one two minute clip of her singing, but she made loads of hit records from around 1926 to about 1935. Things like "Am I Blue" ... "Under the Moon" ... etc etc etc. I mention her to people sometimes and she seems to be totally unknown nowadays - and yet she had a real jazzy voice, great to listen to. ...She had a beautiful voice and a very skillful way of singing too! On Under The Moon she uses her "up-down" style of singing, which is unusual but really effective.

edited 6th Jun '15 5:02:55 AM by Bixology

1960? I daresay you must be the oldest member of this forum...

Are you a fellow Bix fan?

Annette Hanshaw is wonderful. I particularly love her rendition of "Lovable and Sweet":

I think it's the Dorsey brothers on sax and trombone here.

I was born in 1943, so yes, I am possibly the oldest member. ...Lovable & Sweet was recorded 29 Aug 1929 with Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey, right enough. I have it on an old L.P.which is a mixture of tunes from the twenties up to 1939. It also has "Am I Blue" on it, sung by Ethel Waters.

Yes, I like Bix. If I remember right, someone once referred to Bix's way of playing (I think it was) as "Bixology", so I like the expression.

I wish the old L.P. records would make a comeback. You used to get tremendous information about the players in the band - and when each record was recorded. I vaguely remember a guy called Brian Rust and another Alex Korner used to be good at giving you all the historical info on the back of the sleeve of the LP's.