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Thread #153732 Message #3602397
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
17-Feb-14 - 07:33 PM
Thread Name: When Does it Get to Be Folk?
Subject: RE: When Does it Get to Be Folk?
More complete lists are available on line, starting at year 1900, for example, year 1900 at http://tsort.info/music/yr1900.htm These are the Billboard Chart entries.
Joel Whitburn's book is probably the best for pre-1900, although longer lists are available on line.
A longer list for 1890: 1. Maple Leaf Rag (piano roll, Scott Joplin) 2. Hello Ma Baby 3. Stars and Stripes Forever 4. Whistling Rufus 5. The Laughing Song 6. Turkey in the Straw 7. Hot Time in the old Town 8. My Old Kentucky Home 9. Washington Post March 10. Mammas Black Baby Boy 11. El Capitan March 12. Liberty Bell March
From a site called rate your music. Hal Leonard's book also lists songs of the decades.