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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Museum Discussion => Topic started by: Carl G. Soderstrom on April 08, 2017, 12:33:49 AM

Title: Music of early 20th Century
Post by: Carl G. Soderstrom on April 08, 2017, 12:33:49 AM

A while back there was a discussion about playing period music around and on the
RR.

Well to commemorate the start of The Great War (The War To End All Wars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPLS5nNFWTU&list=PLsMrHKHTLNqlaEMVvgOrtcLQRvdgdtp-v

Especially:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgqVCJpRqWQ

&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0juNp87uAYg&list=PLsMrHKHTLNqlaEMVvgOrtcLQRvdgdtp-v&index=9

The beginning of the end for the Railroads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EfGuzUZB3k&list=PLsMrHKHTLNqlaEMVvgOrtcLQRvdgdtp-v&index=14

Title: Re: Music of early 20th Century
Post by: Steve Smith on April 08, 2017, 09:45:15 PM

Carl, couldn't resist adding this tongue twister song from World War I, sung by Billy Murray, a popular entertainer of that time: "Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers." My siblings and I used to get a kick out of playing it on an old cabinet style wind up Victrola in our attic. My dad had inherited it from his dad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fSMM1IfqHI

Title: Re: Music of early 20th Century
Post by: Carl G. Soderstrom on May 12, 2017, 11:43:20 PM

Another collection -- 1927 and there abouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_X4amaLto4&list=PL50A28A202C69DA88&index=1

The Goat & The Train - Burl Ives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqdDGIf_zI&list=PL50A28A202C69DA88&index=35