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How Music Changed

250 different artists and topics that changed music history forever. Most of them analyzed in great detail, with historical information, opinions, and various bits of trivia.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Anthology of American Folk Music

American Anthology of Folk Music: Ballads - Part A

Episode 1

“The Anthology of American Folk Music” may not be one of the most popular albums of all time, but it certainly is one of the most important albums ever made, if not the single most important album, period.

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    Summertime – Miles Davis

    The Great American Songbook: 1934

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      Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters

      The Great American Songbook: 1933-34

      Episode 13

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        It’s Only a Paper Moon – Nat King Cole

        The Great American Songbook: 1933

        Episode 12

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          Brother, Can You Spare a Dime – Bing Crosby

          The Great American Songbook: 1932

          Episode 11

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            April in Paris - Count Basie

            The Great American Songbook: 1931 - Part 2

            Episode 10

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              Little White Lies – Dick Haymes

              The Great American Songbook: 1931

              Episode 9

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                Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

                The Great American Songbook: 1930

                Episode 8

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                  Honeysuckle Rose

                  The Great American Songbook:1928-29

                  Episode 7

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                    Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Louis Armstrong

                    The Great American Songbook: The Jazz Age

                    Episode 6

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                      Stardust – Frank Sinatra

                      The Great American Songbook:1927 - 1928

                      Episode 5

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                        Ain’t She Sweet – The Beatles

                        The Great American Songbook: 1925 - 1927

                        Episode 4

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                          I’m Sitting on Top of the World – Les Paul and Mary Ford

                          The Great American Songbook: 1924-1926

                          Episode 3

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