Library of Congress' 'National Jukebox' makes audio of pre-1925 music, speeches available online

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

This thing is awesome. My initial browse has already turned up stuff from Teddy Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan.

Chances are, you've made a playlist in the last few months. But how many of those songs were from before 1925?

I'm in love with the "National Jukebox," a wonderful new website from the Library of Congress. The site contains more than 10,000 rare sound recordings -- all for free! -- produced between 1901 and 1925.

Go there now, and you can listen to a pre-made playlist for a taste of what you may find. Once you feel like poking around a little, I suggest hitting the "Browse All Recordings" button to explore.

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The site contains everything from early jazz to opera to poetry to famous speeches to humor and novelty songs. It even includes "early sound effects records such as a collection of snores and sneezes." Awesome.

more:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2011/05/the-national-jukebox-launches-make-a-pre-1925-playlist/1

http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/

[grasswire]

1. I read about this yesterday on a jazz mailing list I belong to.

I'm really really looking forward to it.

[independentpiney]

2. Very cool

I love listening to old blues ragtime and country recordings.