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AG 24-21: The Songs of 1923, 5/20/2024
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This week, I’m once again continuing our 1920s retrospective, with a spotlight on the songs of the year 1923. A century ago, the music world was much different: radio still wasn’t widespread, recordings were just beginning to catch on with the public, and icons like Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith were just starting to cut their first records. But many of the songs from this year, from writers like Isham Jones and Irving Berlin, have had a life that extended many decades into the future. This hour, we’ll hear some more modern versions of these songs like “What’ll I Do,” “I Cried For You,” and “Tin Roof Blues.”