Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from October 5, 2004
The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.
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| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Bernard - vocal, John Cali - guitar |
Old Uncle Bill
|
Diamond Disc 10583-C | 1925 |
| Charles P. Lowe - xylophone |
Mockingbird - with variations
|
Brown wax cylinder - National Ph. Co. 3013 | c. 1897- 1899 |
| Stella Mayhew |
Lead me to that beautiful band - from "The whirl of society"
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-1082 | 1912 |
| Palakiko Ferreira - Hawaiian guitar |
Ua like no alike & Medley of Hawaiian hulas
|
Diamond Disc 3929-C | 1915 |
| Digby Bell |
The man who fanned Casey
|
Amberol cylinder 4M-430 | 1910 |
| Gladys Rice |
My man (Mon homme)
|
Diamond Disc 19018-B | 1929 |
| College Four, Dave Kaplan - piano |
The village blacksmith owns the village now
|
Diamond Disc 10900-B | 1926 |
| Byron G. Harlan & Joe Belmont |
Scene in a country blacksmith shop
|
Gold Moulded cylinder 8557 | 1903 |
| Rudy Wiedoeft - saxophone |
Valse "Erica"
|
Diamond Disc 5632-B | 1918 |
| Cal Stewart & company |
Uncle Josh's birthday
|
Diamond Disc 6920-B | 1921 |
| Aileen Stanley |
Boo-hoo-hoo
|
Diamond Disc 8314-C | 1922 |
| Sodero's Band |
Dance of the skeletons
|
Diamond Disc 4031-C | 1915 |
| Thomas Chalmers |
Brown October ale
|
Diamond Disc 3409-C | 1914 |
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