Suggested Listening: February 17, 2023

Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!

Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday,

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And here are the 10 recommended songs of the week!

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This week, for something different, a collection of songs that were in the 1920s!

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Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground by Blind Willie Johnson (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993)

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Down Hearted Blues by Bessie Smith (Genre: Blues)

From The Album: The Complete Recordings, Volume 1 (1991)

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In the Jailhouse Now by Jimmie Rodgers (Genre: Country)

From The Album: The Essential Jimmie Rodgers (2013)

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Keep on The Sunny Side by The Carters (Genre: Country)

From The Album: Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music’s First Family (Originally Released 1935, 1940, (P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)

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My Man by Fanny Brice (Genre: Vocal)

From The Album: Fanny Brice and Helen Morgan Fabulous Favourites (2016)

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Rhapsody In Blue by Paul Whiteman (vocal) featuring George Gershwin on piano (Genre: Vocal/Jazz)

From The Album: The Birth of Rhapsody in Blue: Paul Whiteman’s Historic Aeolian Hall Concert of 1924 (1987)

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See See Rider Blues by Ma Rainey (Genre: Blues/Jazz)

From The Album: See See Rider Blues (The Best Of) by Ma Rainey (2009)

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Swingin’ Down the Lane by Isham Jones (Genre: Jazz)

From The Various Artists Album: And So The Jazz Started/41 (2018)

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Waitin’ For the Evening Mail by Nobel Sissle & Eubie Blake (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: N/A on a current streaming or CD album.

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West End Blues by Louis Armstrong (Genre: Jazz)

From The Album: Volume IV – Louis Armstrong And Earl Hines (Originally Released 1928, 1929, 1941 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT)

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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week

The Cornshucker’s Frolic: Classic Recordings from the 1920’s and 30s Vol 2. by Various Artists

And from the album the song:

The Grape Vine Twist by Steve & His Hot Shots (Genre: Country)

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Have a great weekend,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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