A new semester is full of possibilities. As students return to campus and dive into new subjects, ideas, and experiences, there are countless opportunities to discover something unexpected. Sometimes, those discoveries come from listening to the sounds of the past.
At the Recorded Sound Archives, history comes alive through recorded sound. From music and popular culture to religious traditions and cultural heritage, our collections offer a unique window into the people, places, and moments that shaped earlier generations.Read More About This…
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? On this particular day, we’re celebrating the birthday of the legendary Louis Armstrong, who, at 63, pulled off one of the most unexpected chart-topping victories in pop music history. His achievement proves that age is just a number—and a golden trumpet!
Picture this: It’s late 1963, and Armstrong, along with his All Stars, is recording the title track for an upcoming Broadway musical called “Hello, Dolly!” Despite his humble expectations for the tune, he was about to blow the roof off the charts.Read More About This…
“Yankee Doodle” was a well-known song in the New England colonies before the battles of Lexington and Concord, but only after the skirmishes there was it appropriated by the American militia.
Tradition holds that the colonials began to sing the tune as they forced the British back to Boston on April 19, 1775. Read More About This…
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Recorded Sound Archives is exploring music through portraits. This week discover and learn more about Cuban American Musician and Bandleader – Desi Arnaz in the video below.
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