Posts tagged: Glenn Miller

Patriotic Voices on Shellac: Honoring America Through 78rpm Records

By , May 14, 2025 6:40 pm
Collage record labels featuring Patriotic voices on Shellac

As we approach Memorial Day, we reflect on the power of music to bring people together, lift spirits, and inspire a sense of unity. The Recorded Sound Archives is home to a treasure trove of patriotic recordings pressed onto fragile 78rpm shellac discs—reminders of how music once echoed through living rooms, barracks, and dance halls during America’s most trying times.

These vintage recordings aren’t just music—they’re sonic time capsules that capture the resilience, pride, and hope of generations past. Read More About This…

Happy New Year – Discover Staff Favorites from 2020

By , January 14, 2021 4:04 pm

Discover Staff Favorites from 2020!

Songs of the Second World War

By , February 2, 2015 2:39 pm
Record Cover of Vogue Picture Disc featuring WW2 Imagery

The Second World War waged around the globe from 1939 to 1945.

The impact of WWII on the daily lives of Americans and Europeans cannot be overstated. As the atrocities of the Nazis raged in Europe, American men were drafted and called to war. American music of the WWII era spoke to the soldiers far from home and also to those they left behind. Read More About This…

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