This is my blog where I write about music, jewelry, and myself. Vaudeville, burlesque, blues, jazz, songs about baltimore, novelties, and whatever else I feel like posting. Mostly from my own LPs and 78s. Subscribe via any of the methods in the right-hand column. Please do not link directly to the mp3 files.

Eddie Albert
Baltimore Diary 1773-1973 (excerpt)
RCA/The News American (1973)






This is from a two LP set. The second record "presents for you selections from America's prolific musical heritage," such as "Shenandoah", "Semper Fidelis", "The Charleston", "The Twist", "Aquarius"(yes, from hair -k), and "God Bless America."
The first is a narrative compiled from stories (and weird classified ads) from The News American, "Baltimore's first and oldest newspaper", which ceased publication in 1986.
I've included a few minutes of tragedy and comedy from the turn of the 19th century.

Labels: baltimore, history

Posted by: Kara Mae 7/05/2008 10:35:00 PM