[78-L] The 5 most influential 78s ever

[Michael Biel]

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Subject: [78-L] The 5 most influential 78s ever
From: "Erwin Kluwer" <ekluwer at gmail.com>


> meaning on the development of music during the last century:

I disagree with this list in many ways if we are to take the above
statement to mean that these records had an influence on the development
of music that would not have happened without it, or that these were not
merely results of what was already happening in music.

> I would dare to say.
> First Caruso G&T (Germania arias)

Opera was doing very fine, thank you, and was very popular even here in
the United States, especially that there was a very large immigrant
population at that time.  Caruso has been credited in advancing the
popularity of the phonograph or of opera on the phonograph, but not as
much for increasing the popularity of opera, per se.  

> ODJB (yes!) Livery Stable Blues

I might agree that this might be considered a record that helped spread
the sound nationwide, so perhaps it might fit the definition.    


> Blind Lemon Jefferson Got the Blues/Long Lonesome Blues
> Charley Parker Dial KoKo
> Elvis SUN That's All Right/ Blue Moon of Kentucky

I think all three of these are being considered retroactively.  I don't
think that these had influence on the PUBLIC at the time they were
released. These were on poorly distributed minor regional labels.   Did
they have influence on other musicians at the time of their release?????
 Did other musicians hear these performers thru other means more than on
the records themselves?  Radio?  Live performances?  After hour jams?

> And now let's hide....!!
> Erwin

No, it's an interesting start, and 12 hours have passed and mine is the
first response (unless the 78-L is down again!)

Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com