{"id":4224,"date":"2017-06-13T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:22:30","slug":"vintage-songs-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/digital-access\/vintage-songs-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Songs About Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-vintage-summer-songs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-vintage-summer-songs-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic with text \u2018Vintage Songs About Summer\u2019 and summertime\u2011themed artwork\" class=\"wp-image-4230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-vintage-summer-songs-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/2017-vintage-summer-songs.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Celebrate this Summer by listening and discovering some vintage songs from the early 1900s about summer and\/or the summertime. Below you will find a list of over 20 songs for you to share and enjoy this year with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>&nbsp;Please note, due to copyright some of these recordings may only play for 45 second snippet to give the user a taste of what this music sounded like back in the day, if you are interested in full access considering applying for <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/rs\/register\"><strong>Research Station Access<\/strong><\/a>. 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