Martin Guitar 1939 (03:52)

North Street Factory

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"South of the Border" (Gene Autry, 1939) (02:44)

One of "The Singing Cowboy"'s finest numbers, from the Republic picture "Down Mexico Way". Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. SOUTH OF THE BORDER South of...

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WH Auden — September 1, 1939 (read by Dylan Thomas) (03:28)

WH Auden — September 1, 1939 (read by Dylan Thomas) I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low...

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Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit (Commodore Recording) 1939 (03:19)

Classic Jazz with Lady Day... Written originally as a poem, Abel Meeropol wrote & performed Strange Fruit to express his horror at lynchings. Barney Josephson of...

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Pete Doherty - 1939 Returning ( GraceWastelands Version ) (03:10)

awesome ;)

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1939 WORLD'S FAIR NYC in color (01:35)

Color video from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Twitter: @danieljborn

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Best Songs of the Century (1900-1939) (10:25)

This is part 1 one of 4-part series. Full Playlist- 1900-Swipesy Cakewalk (Scott Joplin) 1901-Stars and Stripes Forever (John Phillip Sousa) 1902-The Entertainer...

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ROSE ROOM (1939) by the Benny Goodman Sextet featuring Charlie Christian on guitar (03:02)

Rose Room was one of the first studio tunes recorded 2 October 1939 by guitarist Charlie Christian after he joined the Benny Goodman Sextet. I love this and other...

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Valaida Snow - Caravan (Ellington), 1939 (03:30)

Valaida Snow (vocal, trumpet) And Her Orchestra - Caravan (Duke Ellington), Sonora 1939

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Moishe Oysher sings Kol Nidre - 1939 Yiddish film (07:21)

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"My Prayer" (Ink Spots, 1939) (03:19)

Bill Kenny's unsullied, poignant tenor and the sonorous recitatives of bass Hoppy Jones were winning trademarks of the Ink Spots at their peak. "My Prayer" was an...

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Buddy Jones- Rockin' Rollin' Mama [Decca] 1939 78 RPM (02:39)

Decca 5731 [1939] one of the earliest songs to use Rock n Roll in both the title and the lyrics. The melody itself is based on the old blues/Western Swing...

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"Bluebirds in the Moonlight" (Beryl Davis, 1939) (03:00)

From Paramount's 1939 "Gulliver's Travels"--a full-length animated (rotoscoped) movie meant to compete with Disney. The song is also known as "Silly Idea"....

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Paris sings: Tino Rossi - J'attendrai, 1939 (02:54)

Tino Rossi - J'attendrai (Dino Olivieri), Columbia 1939 ATTENTION: This song can also be heard at the site of: maldoror26 See also: pl.youtube.com

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'Whiskey Head Woman' TOMMY McCLENNAN (1939) Delta Blues Guitar Legend (02:59)

BLIND BLAKE www.blind-blake.com " Whiskey Head Woman " (1939)TOMMY McCLENNAN EARLY COUNTRY BLUES Alger "Texas" Alexander Pink Anderson Barbecue Bob Hicks Scrapper...

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Lili Marleen in German recorded 1939 Lale Andersen (03:04)

Lili Marleen in German recorded 1939 Lale Andersen

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Willem Mengelberg conducts Mahler Symphony 4; part 1 of 6 (08:21)

Movement 1: Bedächtig, nicht eilen. (part 1) The dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra on November 9, 1939 in Gustav Mahler's...

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Lester Young 1939 ~ Lester Leaps In (Take 1) (03:14)

Recorded: New York City, NY September 5,1939 Personnel: Count Basie Kansas City Seven Lester Young - Tenor Sax Buck Clayton - Trumpet Dicky Wells - Trombone Count...

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Harry James : Back Beat Boogie ( 1939 ) (03:10)

Original Columbia 78 rpm record of "Back Beat Boogie" by Harry james (1939 ) More "Great 78s" at: www.youtube.com

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Sweet Adeline - The Mills Brothers (1939) (03:09)

Doo-Wop Classics 1939

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