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In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. that aims to "promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage" in American schools.
January 19 – The Salzburg Festival is revived. [1]September 4 – City of Birmingham Orchestra (England) first rehearses (in a city police bandroom). Later this month, its first concert, conducted by Appleby Matthews, opens with Granville Bantock's overture Saul; in November it gives its "First Symphony Concert" when Edward Elgar conducts a programme of his own music in Birmingham Town Hall.
1920 – "Margie" is a song composed by Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson with lyrics by Benny Davis. It was introduced by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and popularized by Eddie Cantor's 1921 recording. [13] The song was one of the first hits for both Conrad and Davis, and was later used in the films Margie (1946) and The Eddie Cantor Story ...
1920s songs (11 C, 14 P) 1930s songs (11 C, 21 P) ... Pages in category "20th-century songs" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits (MCA, 1994) 16 Most Requested Songs (Columbia/Legacy, 1994) Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions. Hot Fives & Sevens (JSP, 1998) The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) Struttin' (Drive Archive, 1996) – 8 February 1947 concert with Edmond Hall's All-Stars
Pages in category "1920s songs" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
0–9. Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; 1901 in music; 1902 in music; 1903 in music; 1904 in music; 1905 in music; 1906 in music; 1907 in music