Aba Daba Honeymoon" is a popular song written and published by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan in 1914, known through its chorus, "Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the chimpie to the monk; Baba daba daba daba daba daba dab, Said the monkey to the chimp." It was first performed by Ruth Roye, and first recorded in 1914 by the comic duo team of Collins & Harlan. public domain on January 1, 2022

Harry Macdonough - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (1905)

Aileen Stanley - "All by Myself" (1921) All by Myself" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin, published in 1921 It was introduced in The Music Box Revue of 1922. Popular recordings in 1921 were by Ted Lewis, Frank Crumit, Aileen Stanley, Benny Krueger's Orchestra, Vaughn De Leath and by Ben Selvin (vocal by Ernest Hare)

Alice Blue Gown by Edith Day 1922 Charted at #1 in 1920. Lovely song from the 1919 musical "Irene" which starred beautiful Edith Day in the title role. Recorded on February 2, 1920. Released in April 1920

Alabama Jubilee 1915 - George L. Cobb, Jack Yellen

The song "Backwater Blues" is a blues and jazz standard written by Bessie Smith. Smith (on vocal with James P. Johnson on piano) recorded it as "Back-water Blues" on February 17, 1927, in New York City.[1] Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023

Black and Tan Fantasy" is a 1927 jazz composition by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley. The song was recorded several times in 1927 for the Okeh, Victor and Brunswick record labels. The song was also featured in the 1929 short film Black and Tan. The Victor recording is an inductee of the Grammy Hall of Fame. More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

California, Here I Come" is a song interpolated in the Broadway musical Bombo, starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Jolson. Jolson recorded the song on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra, in Brunswick Records' Chicago studio. It is often called the unofficial state song of California. In 2020, it entered the public domain.

Cry Baby Blues. Words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. Music by Geo. W. Meyer Performed by Elsie Clark Accompanied by Rega Orchestra Recorded October 1921

"Down Home Blues", song sung by Ethel Waters on Black Swan Records in 1921 More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

"Down Hearted Blues" by Bessie Smith Down Hearted Blues" is a blues song composed by musician Lovie Austin, with lyrics by American jazz singer Alberta Hunter. The first line sets the theme for the song: "Gee but it's hard to love someone when that someone don't love you." Hunter sang it during her engagement at the Dreamland Cafe, in Chicago, where she performed with Joe "King" Oliver's band Blues singer Bessie Smith recorded the song with piano accompaniment by Clarence Williams. It was released as her first single (backed with "Gulf Coast Blues") and 780,000 copies were sold in the first six months

Everybody Loves My Baby is a well-known jazz song written by Jack Palmer and composed by Spencer Williams in 1924. This jazz hit is still popular to this day for its fantastic, uplifting beat. The song became public domain in 2019

Give My Regards To Broadway Billy Murray 1905 "Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones which debuted in 1904 in New York

Gully Low Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven 1927

Widely known and covered American traditional song of disputed origins initially recorded by Clarence Ashley & Gwin Foster in 1933 as "Rising Sun Blues". The song most always opens with some variation of "There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun..." Throughout the years it's been arranged by multiple artists, and since it's in the public domain has been registered by scores of performers as their own work, but so many of the versions have floating lyrics and musical components it wouldn't be well-served to selectively credit adaptations of the same name. The song is most famously known by The Animals' 1964 recording, which is now the standard

I'll See You in My Dreams by Isham Jones, 1924 "I'll See You in My Dreams" is a popular song and jazz standard, composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and published in 1924.

I'm Goin' South Words and music by Abner Silver and Harry Woods Georgie Price, vocal, with the Virginians

I Want to Go Back to Michigan is a song by Irving Berlin composed in 1914. Covered by the Andrew Sisters in 1947

Let's do it : Cole Porter.( Midnight in Paris ) "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (also known as "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" or simply "Let's Do It") is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success, the musical Paris (1928) by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni for whom Porter had written the musical as a starring vehicle

"Makin' Whoopee" is a jazz/blues song, first popularized by Eddie Cantor in the 1928 musical Whoopee!. Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics and Walter Donaldson composed the music for the song as well as for the entire musical. More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

Moonshine Blues (1923) - Ma Rainey

In 1928, "My Blue Heaven" became a huge hit on Victor 20964-A for crooner Gene Austin, accompanied by the Victor Orchestra as directed by Nat Shilkret. It charted for 26 weeks, stayed at number one for 13, and sold over five million copies worldwide.l Victor 20964-A was recorded on September 14, 1927 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978 More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

Mississippi Mud" is a 1927 song written by Harry Barris, first sung by Bing Crosby as a member of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys. Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023. More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

My Man - Fanny Brice 1921 More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

1917 Nora Bayes - Over There Over There" is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars. It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the "Hun". The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: "The Yanks are coming."

"Potato Head Blues" is a Louis Armstrong composition regarded as one of his finest recordings. It was made by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven for Okeh Records in Chicago, Illinois on May 10, 1927. It was recorded during a remarkably productive week in which Armstrong's usual Hot Five was temporarily expanded to seven players by the addition of tuba and drums. Some scholars have suggested that a key melodic figure in "Potato Head Blues" was picked up by Hoagy Carmichael for "Stardust." Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023

The Prisoner's Song" is a song by Vernon Dalhart in 1924 in the name of Dalhart's cousin Guy Massey, who had sung it while staying at Dalhart's home and had in turn heard it from his brother Robert Massey, who may have heard it while serving time in prison "The Prisoner's Song" was one of the best-selling songs of the 1920s, particularly in the recording by Vernon Dalhart

Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent one week at the top of the R&B sales chart "Rockin' Robin" is in the public domain, as the owners never renewed the copyright

Roamin’ In The Gloamin’ By Harry Lauder 1911 "Roamin' in the Gloamin'" is a popular song written by Harry Lauder in 1911. The song tells of a man and his sweetheart wife courting in the evening

Second Hand Rose" is a 1921 popular song written by Grant Clarke and James F. Hanley for Fanny Brice Brice's 1922 recording of the song became a hit record, reaching #6

Some of These Days" is a popular song, written and composed by Shelton Brooks, published in 1910, and associated with the performer Sophie Tucker More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y

Al Jolson - Swanee (1920) Swanee" is an American popular song written in 1919 by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson.

Till We Meet Again" is an American popular song. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting, the lyrics by Raymond B. Egan in 1918. Written during the Great War, the song tells of the parting of a soldier and his sweetheart In 1919, it was the number 1 song of the year as recorded by Henry Burr and Albert Campbell

Tin Roof Blues 1923 - New Orleans Rhythm Kings Tin Roof Blues" is a jazz composition by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings first recorded in 1923. It was written by band members Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies and Leon Roppolo. The tune has become a jazz standard and is one of the most recorded and often played New Orleans jazz compositions The New Orleans Rhythm Kings first recorded the number on 13 March 1923 for Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana. The B-side was "That's a Plenty". There are three surviving alternative takes of the number from this session. The alternative takes were created as part of the phonograph recording and manufacture process; the musicians did not expect different versions to be released. The solos on the records contained less improvisation than much of later jazz and more than earlier jazz. Brunies's and Roppolo's solos were played similar but noticeably different on each of the three takes. Brunies continued to play the solo from the most famous take of the NORK recording for the rest of his career. The 1923 sound recordings of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024

"Yes! We Have No Bananas" is an American novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn published March 23, 1923. It became a major hit in 1923 (placing No. 1 for five weeks) when it was recorded by Billy Jones. In 2024, the 1923 recordings entered the public domain in the United States. More free public domain music here https://rumble.com/playlists/cZjBv2VuJ_Y