Category: Vintage Collection

Let’s Talk About Party Records

By , September 19, 2022 3:50 pm

As part of Banned Books week here at FAU Libraries, we wanted to share Party Records. Learn more about these records and why they were made in the video below.

Here at the Recorded Sound Archives , we have one Party record which you can listen to on our website to get a taste of what was deemed obscene at the time. Read More About This…

Listen to Stars and Stripes this Memorial Day Weekend

By , May 27, 2022 2:37 pm
Close up pictures of Piano Roll Stars and Stripes
Close up pictures of Piano Roll Stars and Stripes

Over the years, whether it was a program about the war or just reminding people to remember and honor our many brave, patriotic fallen heroes, Stars and Stripes has always been playing in the background. Here at the Recorded Sound Archives we wanted to share a Piano Roll of the famous Stars and Stripes Forever March.

Image of Record label of RCA Victor Stars and Stripes Forever by the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Did you also know that the Stars and Stripes Forever March by John Philip Sousa was RCA Victor’s billionth record played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Serge Koussevitzky? Read More About This…

Celebrate Pride Month with these 5 Vintage Songs!

By , June 18, 2021 2:47 pm
Graphic showing a vintage record cover of Ma Rainey with the headline ‘Celebrate Pride with These Vintage Recordings!’ and a small rainbow icon.
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.

    If you are a Researcher or Educator in need of full access to these recordings, click here. Read More About This…

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.

If you are a Researcher or Educator in need of full access to these recordings, click here. Read More About This…

Happy New Year – Discover Staff Favorites from 2020

By , January 14, 2021 4:04 pm

Discover Staff Favorites from 2020!

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