Recommended Materials
RESPECT: A CENTURY OF WOMEN IN MUSIC
5 disc collection of hit recordings from female artists spanning the entire 20th century. Tracks include the #1 hit recording from 1915 performed by Alma Gluck, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny”.
Rhino Records # 75815, 1999.
FINE ARABIAN STUFF
Thomas “Fats” Waller in a solo performance recorded for radio broadcast on November 20, 1939. Tracks include the #1 hit song from 1894, “Oh! Dem Golden Slippers!”.
Highnote Records, Inc. # 7053, 2000.
THE SONGS OF THE PIONEERS: ROY ROGERS, BOB NOLAN, TIM SPENCER, HUGH FARR
Compilation of 151 tracks from America's early song catalog. Tracks include “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” and “Oh! Dem Golden Slippers!”.
Bear Family # 15710, 1998.
THE COMPLETE DECCA STUDIO MASTER TAKES (1935-1939)
4 disc collection of Louis Armstrong recordings from October 1935 through December 1939, with guest artists include Jimmy Dorsey, Red Callender, Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers, Wilbur De Pasris, Dave Barbour, Lionel Hampton and Sidney Catl. Tracks include “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny”.
Definitive Records # 11171, 2001.