The Great 78 Project

[Lamb]

The Great 78 Project is a community project for the preservation, research and discovery of 78rpm records. From about 1898 to the 1950s, an estimated 3 million sides (~3 minute recordings) have been made on 78rpm discs.
http://great78.archive.org/

The archive of music is here https://archive.org/details/78rpm?and[]=subject:"78rpm"
Click on a title and it will take you to a page where you can press the Play button and listen to the music

 

[hotrhymez]

Neat! Sometimes I like listening to music from a really long time ago..its like going into a time machine lol

 

[Lamb]

There's some awesome music on there!

You have to listen to this one!!

I'm Hongry

 

[Lamb]

Mass in B Minor - J.S. Bach

 

[Lamb]

Get Along Little Doggies

I remember my grandpa singing bits of this.

 

[NewCreation435]

that is really cool

I like this one
https://archive.org/details/Conqueror7390PlantationClubOrch

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

Yep!

Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

Love it!

My Son Calls Another Man Daddy - Hank, Sr.

I Got It bad, And That Ain't Good - Duke Ellington

I'd better stop now...

 

[Josiah]

What's an "78"?



j/k

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

What's an "78"?



j/k

Something like "driving a stick"

 

[Josiah]

Something like "driving a stick"

I drive a stick..... :smile:

 

[Lamb]

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

That pic makes me wonder if any (so called) "recording artists" today could tell us where the word "Grammy" comes from.

 

[hotrhymez]

That pic makes me wonder if any (so called) "recording artists" today could tell us where the word "Grammy" comes from.

Gramophone? i actually have no idea.

When i was younger i thought it meant grandma..like "dang, that song is so good even your grammy would love it" LOL silly i know

 

[ImaginaryDay2]

Gramophone? i actually have no idea.

CH Cash coming your way!

When i was younger i thought it meant grandma..like "dang, that song is so good even your grammy would love it" LOL silly i know

That would make sense. Like "Grammy and Gramper".