Playlists

1934 Popular Music: Movie Musicals, Broadway Standards, Swing, Jazz, Blues, Cowboy Songs, and the Great American Songbook1934 popular music was filled with movie-musical songs, Broadway standards, early swing, jazz classics, blues, cowboy music, novelty records, and romantic ballads that kept returning for decades. Songs like I Only Have Eyes for You, Smoke Gets in Your

1933 Popular Music: Movie Musicals, Disney’s First Song Hit, Jazz Standards, Broadway Songs, Crooners, and Depression-Era Escapism1933 popular music was strongly shaped by movie musicals, Broadway songs, jazz standards, crooners, novelty records, and Depression-era escapism. Songs like Stormy Weather, We’re in the Money, Shuffle Off to Buffalo, You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me,

1932 Popular Music: Depression-Era Songs, Jazz Standards, Crooners, Broadway, Gospel, and the Great American Songbook1932 popular music carried the weight of the Great Depression while still giving listeners romance, swing, jazz, Broadway sophistication, comic relief, and sacred comfort. Songs like Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, Night and Day, I’ve Got the World on a

1931 Popular Music: Depression-Era Standards, Jazz, Crooners, Broadway Songs, Blues, Country, and Early Cartoon Music 1931 popular music mixed Depression-era feeling with jazz, Broadway songs, crooners, blues, country, dance orchestras, and early cartoon music. Songs like Minnie the Moocher, As Time Goes By, Dancing in the Dark, I Got Rhythm, Love for Sale, Lazy River,

1930 Popular Music: Depression-Era Standards, Broadway Songs, Jazz, Blues, Crooners, and Early Pop Culture Echoes 1930 popular music arrived at the start of a difficult decade, but the songs were anything but one-note. The year brought Broadway standards, jazz classics, blues recordings, crooner favorites, dance-band hits, novelty songs, and early Depression-era optimism. Songs like Happy

1929 Popular Music: Early Talkies, Jazz Standards, Blues, Novelty Songs, Crooners, and the Soundtrack at the Edge of the Depression1929 popular music stood at a dramatic turning point. Talking pictures were changing entertainment, jazz and blues were producing records with long futures, novelty songs were thriving, and the stock market crash late in the year

1928 Popular Music: Early Sound Films, Broadway Standards, Jazz, Blues, Country, Novelty Songs, and the Roots of Pop Memory1928 popular music captured a major transition in entertainment. Sound films were rising fast, Broadway standards were spreading through records and radio, jazz was producing landmark recordings, blues and country were building deep roots, and novelty songs

1927 Popular Music: Jazz Age Standards, Early Country, Blues, Broadway Songs, Radio Crooners, and Songs That Lasted for Generations1927 popular music was a rich Jazz Age mix of Broadway standards, radio crooners, early country records, blues landmarks, jazz instrumentals, novelty songs, and event-driven music. Songs like Blue Skies, Stardust, Someone to Watch Over Me, Ain’t

1926 Popular Music: Jazz Age Standards, Blues, Early Country, Dance Crazes, Crooners, and Songs That Kept Coming Back1926 popular music was pure Jazz Age motion, with crooners, dance bands, blues singers, early country performers, novelty songs, Broadway standards, and hot jazz all competing for attention. Songs like Bye Bye Blackbird, Always, Baby Face, When the

1925 Popular Music: Jazz Age Dance Songs, Broadway Standards, Blues, Spirituals, Early Country, and Songs That Became American Classics1925 popular music was a lively mix of Jazz Age dance songs, Broadway hits, blues recordings, spirituals, early country, sentimental ballads, and novelty numbers. Songs like Sweet Georgia Brown, Tea for Two, Charleston, Yes Sir! That’s My

1924 Popular Music: Jazz Age Standards, Broadway Songs, Blues, Early Country, Novelty Hits, and Rhapsody in Blue1924 popular music was a lively mix of Jazz Age standards, Broadway songs, early country records, blues, novelty hits, dance-band favorites, and one major concert work that changed the way people heard American music. Songs like California, Here I

1923 Popular Music: Jazz Age Novelty Songs, Blues Breakthroughs, Tin Pan Alley Standards, Early Country, and Songs Built to Last1923 popular music captured a lively moment in the early Jazz Age, with novelty songs, blues records, Tin Pan Alley standards, early country recordings, jazz landmarks, vaudeville performers, and dance-band favorites all moving through American popular

1921 Popular Music: Jazz Age Beginnings, Broadway Songs, Blues, Dance Bands, Vaudeville, and Songs That Stayed in Pop Culture1921 popular music caught American entertainment at a turning point. Vaudeville stars, Broadway songs, dance orchestras, early jazz recordings, classic blues, and sentimental ballads were all moving through records, sheet music, and live performance. Songs like Ain’t