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Join Ben Roth-Aroni as he shares some new and old tunes on his player piano

By , September 14, 2020 5:35 pm

Do you think player pianos are a thing of the past? Join Ben Roth-Aroni as he shares some new and old tunes on his player piano at home during National Piano month!

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RSA Staff’s Favorite Eddy Duchin Songs!

By , August 17, 2020 8:04 pm

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Here at the Recorded Sound Archives, we listen to A LOT of music, while digitizing and scanning recordings for research. Read More About This…

It’s National Hot Dog Month – Enjoy Some Songs!

By , July 28, 2020 3:24 pm

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Did you know it’s National Hot Dog month? We had almost forgotten until a co-worker brought it up in conversation last week. Read More About This…

How Did Eddy Duchin Become Reisman Orchestra’s Leader by 1932?

By , July 14, 2020 6:58 pm

eddy duchinEddy Duchin never pretended to be a great musician.

One of the members of Eddy Duchin’s orchestra once said “…Many people didn’t listen to him as much as they looked at him, he was the only musician I’ve ever known who could play a thirty-two-bar solo with thirty-two mistakes and get an ovation afterwards… Read More About This…

Purim Memories & The Story of Esther!

By , March 10, 2020 12:07 pm

During my early childhood (early 50’s) in N.E. Philadelphia, I listened to Gladys Gewirtz singing all the songs from the Jewish holidays and holy days on our big RCA-Victor S-1000.

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