Mr Gallagher & Mr. Shean, “Gallagher and Shean” (mp3)
This Victor recording is one of the greatest comedy call and response tunes of all time, and a hugely popular record from 1922.
Find it on MAC’s 2012 WFMU DJ Premium, Antique Phonograph Music Program presents Hits of the Acoustic Era: The BIGGEST songs from America’s pre-1925 musical history recorded from period crank-up phonographs. A must for any pop enthusiast!
Get it by calling 1-800-989-9368 from 8-9pm tonight with a premium-sized pledge, or by pledging at any point before the end of the marathon (March 4th!) at wfmu.org/pledge.
8:02 pm • 28 February 2012 • 1 note
Every Tuesday evening, MAC’s Antique Phonograph Music Program brings you music from the acoustic era—before electricity was used in the playback and recording process. Cylinders and 78s are broadcast live using original phonographs from the first wave of sound recording.
The Antique Phonograph Music Program airs 8-9p ET | Pledge to WFMU in the name of MAC!
7:21 pm • 28 February 2012 • 1 note
Arthur Fields, “Ja Da” (download mp3 here)
One of his biggest records, “Ja Da” was on the tip of every soldier’s tongue during World War One. [Victor records, 1918]
find it on Antique Phonograph Music Program presents Hits of the Acoustic Era: The biggest songs from America’s pre-1925 musical history recorded from period crank-up phonographs. A must for any pop enthusiast!
The Antique Phonograph Music Program airs Tuesdays 8-9pET | Support WFMU in the name of MAC!
6:36 pm • 21 February 2012 • 3 notes
