Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine

This site is devoted to vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century. All recordings have been transcribed into streaming Real Audio from the original 78 rpm discs in my personal collection. It is my hope that this site will help further the creation of a new generation of enthusiasts for an exciting, vibrant and, sadly, all but forgotten era of American popular culture.

Playlist Regularly Updated! Radio Dismuke A 24 hour online radio station devoted exclusively to vintage pop and jazz from the decade 1925 - 1935.

Updated Weekly! Dismuke's Hit of the Week Updated each Thursday with a vintage recording from the 1920s or 1930s. Inspired by the cardboard Hit of the Week records sold at newsstands during the Great Depression, this section provides fresh material between major site updates.

Upgraded Audio Files! 1920s & 1930s Popular Music Currently featuring over 125 vintage jazz, dance band, swing and vocal recordings from the "Roaring '20s through the Great Depression and the dawn of World War II.

All audio files in this section have been upgraded with new ones taking advantage of Dismuke's new audio restoration equipment.

Turn of the Century Music Over 60 recordings from the acoustical (pre microphone) era - 1900 - 1925. This section features a wide variety of musical styles ranging from ragtime to opera, early jazz to marching bands, light classical to World War I patriotic tunes.

Dismuke's Message Board Meet and interact with others who enjoy this site. Discussions about any aspect of the early 20th century and its popular culture are welcome. Board upgraded March 2007!

Download Information If you wish to download some of the Real Audio files on this site to your hard drive so that you can listen to them again without being connected to the Internet, here is where you should go.

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All original writing and image files on this site are copyright©1998-2004 by the site owner. All other image files are either public domain or have been used with the permission of the copyright holder. To the best of my knowledge, all sound files on this site have been taken from recordings that are in the public domain. However, if you are the owner of any material on this site that is, in fact, protected by copyright, please contact the site owner and the offending material will be removed at your request.