Category: Vintage Collection

Celebrate Pride Month with these 5 Vintage Songs!

By , June 18, 2021 2:47 pm
celebrate-pride-month-with-these-vintage recordings-recorded sound archives June is Pride month and here at the Recorded Sound Archives we wanted to share 5 vintage songs you should know, in some cases we have the original while in other cases, we have other singers who also sang the song as well.

Celebrate Pride Month with these 5 Vintage Songs!

    1. Prove It On Me Blues (1928) by Ma Rainey – https://rsa.fau.edu/track/129948
    2. If Love Were All  by (1929) Noël Coward – https://rsa.fau.edu/track/21779
    3. Mad About the Boy (1932)by Noël Coward – https://rsa.fau.edu/track/35018
    4. Easy Living (1937) by Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson – https://rsa.fau.edu/track/123567
    5. My Funny Valentine by Rodgers & Hart- https://rsa.fau.edu/track/33989

    Please note, due to copyright some items may only be available as a 45 second snippet.

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10 pieces of music that were inspired by Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

By , January 20, 2021 8:07 pm
ten-songs-inspired-by-MLK The life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr inspired many musicians to try to express his beliefs, ideas and legacy through music. Here are a few you might want to listen to as a way of honoring King’s memory.

Discover 10 pieces of music that were inspired by or dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  1. Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder
  2. We Shall Overcome by Bruce Springsteen
  3. One Vision by Queen
  4. Like a King by Ben Harper
  5. MLK by U2
  6. Three Black Kings by Duke Ellington
  7. Gates of Justice by Dave Brubeck
  8. Brother K. by Dizzy Gillespie
Here at the Recorded Sound Archives you can listen to Gates of Justice by Dave Brubeck. When writing this composition, Dave Brubeck has always maintained that the essential message of The Gates of Justice is brotherhood of man. Listen to the original recording, here at the Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries.

Please note, due to copyright some items may only be available as a 45 second snippet.

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Happy New Year – Discover Staff Favorites from 2020

By , January 14, 2021 4:04 pm

Discover Staff Favorites from 2020!

Happy 5th Anniversary Fallout 4! – Lets Talk Vintage Music!

By , November 10, 2020 11:27 pm
happy-fallout-4-5th-anniversaryHappy 5th Anniversary Fallout 4! Did you know that the whole Fallout video game franchise features vintage music from the early 1930s-50s? This year in celebration of Fallout 4’s 5th anniversary we created this collection highlighting original recordings that can be heard throughout the Fallout 4 video game series. Discover the inspiration behind the video game series Fallout 4 and listen to the ORIGINAL recordings here at the Recorded Sound Archives in the collection below.

Happy 5th Anniversary Fallout 4! – Lets Talk Vintage Music

 Happy 5th Anniversary Fallout 4 In this collection you can listen to 4 original recordings or versions of those songs that can be heard throughout the video game itself.

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Lola Flores Coloring Page – Celebrate Hispanic Heritage through Music and Portraits

By , October 16, 2020 12:35 am

lola-flores-thumbIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Recorded Sound Archives is exploring music through portraits.  This week discover and learn more about Spanish singer, actress, dancer and business woman Lola Flores in the video below.

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