National Jukebox

I was reading this month's Rolling Stone Magazine and buried on p. 20 was some exciting news! The Library of Congress has opened the new National Jukebox website to the public. Visitors to the site can listen to over 10,000+ songs that were recorded between 1901 and 1925. Recordings came from record labels now owned by Sony Music, which has given the Library of Congress permission to stream this music to the public for free.
You can search the site in a variety of ways (by genre, artist, etc) and even create playlists.
I listened to a couple of songs and it was neat to hear them "crackle" as they were being played on their original vinyl. There is a warning right above the player which states: "Historical Recordings may contain offensive language." The Library of Congress explains, ..."the selections are part of the past. They are historical documents which reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times."
It is interesting to listen to where we came from both musically and historically.

Happy Listening,
Julie in AV