Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
'If I had a nickel for every time I uploaded a video about Spanish Eyes this year, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice:' youtu.be/_s92ca6gNPg?si=JOdsQuYyUmhI-rUb
Played by the Enric Madriguera Orchestra
James P. Johnson, the composer of 'The Charleston', 'Carolina Shout', and 'Keep off the Grass', was a defining figure in the world of stride and jazz piano, as well as a East Coast Ragtime giant.
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More James P. Johnson:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLMkuz4vEFoPNPIHd6SDesLFQLew96t3n&si=3bhFzO366wKV1PyN
'If I had a nickel for every time I uploaded a video about Spanish Eyes this year, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice:' youtu.be/_s92ca6gNPg?si=JOdsQuYyUmhI-rUb
Played by the Enric Madriguera Orchestra
James P. Johnson, the composer of 'The Charleston', 'Carolina Shout', and 'Keep off the Grass', was a defining figure in the world of stride and jazz piano, as well as a East Coast Ragtime giant.
This record is not yet public domain; all rights reserved to the copyright owner. Obviously, these videos are not posted for financial gain.
More James P. Johnson:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLMkuz4vEFoPNPIHd6SDesLFQLew96t3n&si=3bhFzO366wKV1PyN
![🎅Santa Claus Workshop🎅 (1914) by W. T. Phillips [Played by the Regal Orchestra]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rFB_QPihxkk/mqdefault.jpg "🎅Santa Claus Workshop🎅 (1914) by W. T. Phillips [Played by the Regal Orchestra]
A descriptive British instrumental by the Regal Orchestra which gives us a glimpse into Santas Workshop. We hear toys being assembled via the wonderful sound effects throughout, as well as get a sense of the bustling atmosphere within.
Merry Christmas everyone! The yuletide season is finally upon us once more, and so is my Christmas series here at the Ragtime Chronicle. Stay tuned for more Yuletide records.
#christmas #78rpm #1914
My Christmas Compilation: https://youtu.be/W8InlMWZPxo?si=VtU2X8DF5JzIuut2")
![The Silhouettes (1912) by William H. Tyers [Played by the Domino Band]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rh4U9UeqCfM/mqdefault.jpg "The Silhouettes (1912) by William H. Tyers [Played by the Domino Band]
A paschal piece by William Henry Tyers, recorded in 1916 or 1917. The Domino Band didnt have many recordings, but it seems they preferred salon waltzes like this one. Erroneously, his name is spelled Tyres.
Will H. Tyers (1870-1924) was a famous arranger who gained prominence for his intermezzos and pacific island dances (Maori), (Panama) , as well as his arrangements of famous tunes such as Scott Joplins The Sycamore and Tom Turpins Harlem Rag.
More William H. Tyers:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLMkuz4vEFoP3OAeUKV-4nW-Pbm_fWZLJ&si=FbTUrFY4OdzxWuFi")
![Skeleton Rag (1911) by Percy Wenrich [Played by the Colonial Dance Orchestra]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t9Svwzeqq0M/mqdefault.jpg "Skeleton Rag (1911) by Percy Wenrich [Played by the Colonial Dance Orchestra]
One of the most famous Halloween ragtime songs, about some skeletons dancing to ragtime in a graveyard.
Percy Wenrich was the composer of The Smiler, Peaches and Cream, and That Skeleton Rag, and he was married to popular singer Dolly Connolly. They were quite the successful duo. I only wish I could find the rare test recordings of them singing together in 1922.
More Percy Wenrich: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLMkuz4vEFoOaucZ7Yk5xUsF6eFtuL7sw&si=fzRY6VGEb0AeWjoW
Halloween Ragtime & Jazz Compilation: https://youtu.be/71WjigvjLZM?si=7gn-YNjbf9as_CMG")
![I Want to See My Child (1911) by Scott Joplin [1976 SMOOTH JAZZ SOLO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tuNlxaa0cWI/mqdefault.jpg "I Want to See My Child (1911) by Scott Joplin [1976 SMOOTH JAZZ SOLO]
Mike Wofford plays a famed Treemonisha opera segment, in which Treemonishas parents yearn for her return from her captors, in the improv style of smooth jazz.
#ragtime #scottjoplin #smoothjazz
A Real Slow Drag is the most popular song in Joplins opera, Treemonisha. Treemonisha is the greatest American opera, and it tells the story of a woman who is abandoned at birth and grows up to become a leader of her community after she is kidnapped by evildoers. Though it would only be performed once in Joplins lifetime, lacking orchestration and heavily abridged, it experienced a grand revival in 1972, and went on to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.
©1976 Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd.
More Scott Joplin:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbGAQvbfY3Z3FDwU5UdnwCnkd7zkbX4mS&si=dlDrjm5EjRfaaUKt
Full album of this song:
https://youtu.be/BL_43JExzVY?si=vnv4U-eSJCvV5Rxh")
![Phoebe Thompsons Cake Walk (1899) by Sadie Koninsky [1900 Cylinder Recording, Metropolitan Band]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tun-K1_Tx54/mqdefault.jpg "Phoebe Thompsons Cake Walk (1899) by Sadie Koninsky [1900 Cylinder Recording, Metropolitan Band]
An exceedingly scarce cylinder recording of a rag from the cakewalk craze. And whats more, it was written by a woman, Sadie Koninsky. She was one of the most notable female composers of the era, and one of the first to use her birth name rather than a male-sounding pseuydonym. Eli Greens Cake Walk (1898) is her other famous work, but she continued to compose until 1918.
The cover art is outdated and derogatory. It is presented in its original form for historical purposes.
More Sadie Koninsky: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLMkuz4vEFoOsErnA0BuoqIRx6DDgIqg3&si=v6pNR9Xvz6lH9dkv")
