Vess L Ossman
Until not too long ago, before computers and samplers changed the way people make music, the dominant instrument of popular music was the guitar. In some circles, it still is. But 'twas not always so. Back at the turn of the century, when you wound up the Victrola in your front parlour to hear the latest tunes, what you'd most likely be listening to was not the guitar, but the dominant instrument of pop circa 1900: the banjo. The banjo was not really more popular than the guitar with musicians at the time, but it had the edge when it came to recording. The loud, plucked strings over the drum of the banjo's body carried a lot more sound to an acoustic recording horn than most guitars of the day. Musicians who wanted a big, strong sound on their records knew that the banjo would do the trick
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Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Old-Time / Historic | 5 |
- Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L — 5
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Rag | Antique Phonograph Music Program 04/28/2015 | 0 | 2m 26s | 5,919 |
| The Drakes Awakening | Antique Phonograph Music Program 04/21/2015 | 0 | 2m 19s | 4,122 |
| Medley Little Bit of Everything | Antique Phonograph Music Program 09/23/2008 | 2008 | 2m 19s | 2,579 |
| The Buffalo Rag | Antique Phonograph Music Program 09/23/2008 | 2008 | 2m 06s | 1,107 |
| Silver Heels | Antique Phonograph Music Program 05/19/2009 | 0 | 2m 33s | 862 |
Artists in the Same Old-Time / Historic Lineage
- 22 Billy Murray tracks
- 12 Heftone Banjo Orchestra tracks
- 12 Al Jolson tracks
- 8 Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan tracks
- 8 Arthur Collins tracks
- 7 Ada Jones tracks
- 7 Antique Phonograph Music Program [Various Artists] tracks
- 6 Arthur Fields tracks
Track Catalogue
5 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Little Bit of Everything [8] | Antique Phonograph Music Program 09/23/2008 2008 | Old-Time / Historic | 2m 19s | 2,579 | Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L |
| The Buffalo Rag [8] | Antique Phonograph Music Program 09/23/2008 2008 | Old-Time / Historic | 2m 06s | 1,107 | Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L |
| The Drakes Awakening [8] | Antique Phonograph Music Program 04/21/2015 | Old-Time / Historic | 2m 19s | 4,122 | Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L |
| Maple Leaf Rag [8] | Antique Phonograph Music Program 04/28/2015 | Old-Time / Historic | 2m 26s | 5,919 | Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L |
| Silver Heels [8] | Antique Phonograph Music Program 05/19/2009 | Old-Time / Historic | 2m 33s | 862 | Public Domain / Sound Recording Common L Rec. 1906-01-01 |