1920 Popular Music, Songs and Artists |
1. Swanee – Al Jolson 2. When My Baby Smiles At Me – Ted Lewis 3. Whispering – Paul Whiteman 4. I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time – Charles Harrison 5. Tell Me, Little Gypsy – Art Hickman Take our 1920 Quiz! |
Top Artists and Songs of 1920 |
Al Jolson Chloe I’ve Got My Captain Working For Me Now Swanee Tell Me Wonderful Kid From Madrid You Ain’t Heard Nothin Yet |
Art Hickman Avalon Hold Me Tell Me Little Gypsy The Love Nest |
Ben Selvin Dardanella, My Island of Golden Dreams, Afghanistan |
Bert Williams – In World War II, the United States ship SS Bert Williams was named in his honor. The Moon Shines on the Moonshine |
Billy Murray I’ll See You In Cuba |
Carl Fenton Cuban Moon |
Charles Harrision I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time Pretty Kitty Kelly That Old Irish Mother of Mine |
Eddie Cantor – nicknamed “Banjo Eyes” because of his big, round eyes. He was also the man who named the “March of Dimes” which initially battled polio. Palesteena You’d Be Surprised |
Edith Day -had a cocktail named after her – made with dry gin, grapefruit juice, sugar, and an egg white. Alice Blue Gown Irene |
Francisco Alves Fala Meu Louro |
Frank Crumit Lonesome Little Raindrop My Little Bimbo Down on Bamboo Isle Oh! By Jingo! (Oh! By Gee, By Goosh, By Gun, By Juu), |
John McCormac Barefoot Trail |
John Steel The Love Nest, Girl of My Dreams |
Mamie Smith – Mamie was the first African-American woman to be a ‘million-seller artist. After ‘Crazy Blues” the recording companies started paying more attention to race records. Crazy Blues It’s Right Here For You You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down |
Marion Harris– Marion was the first popular white singer to sing jazz and blues songs. St. Louis Blues Sweet Mama (Papa’s Getting Mad) |
Nora Bayes – In 1917, George M. Cohan asked her to be the first to record his patriotic WW I son, Over There. Prohibition Blues, Without You |
Paul Whiteman – Paul was (controversially) called The King of Jazz. Duke Ellington believed he deserved the title, so there really shouldn’t be a controversy. Anytime Anyday Anywhere The Japanese Sandman Wang Wang Blues Whispering |
Ted Lewis and his Orchestra – Better known as Ted ‘is Everybody Happy?’ Lewis. When My Baby Smiles At Me |
The Kentucky Serenaders – The Pennsylvania band was originally called The Serenaders. “My Old Kentucky Home” was their theme song and Kentucky kind of stuck with them. Rose of Washington Square |
Waller Williams I Know Where The Flies Go In Summertime |