And, American popular dance music of the 1910s, whether known as ragtime, jazz, or any of the various strains of Latin-style dances, consistently gathered momentum as it swept through the war years. The Armistice marked a significant change in the way people danced. On February 17, 1919, the black regiment, the 369th Infantry with Lt. Jim Europe leading the Hellfighters band, participated in a highly publicized parade, marching up 5th Avenue from East 23rd street to Harlem. How ‘ya gonna keep ‘em away from Broadway Jazzin’ around, and paintin’ the town. The French were smitten, as was a distinguished member of the old guard. The Dayton Daily News noted
25 selections from 1919, the year the White Sox threw the World Series and the nation experienced one of the largest labor strikes in history. 26 hits from 1911, the year the nation got wrapped up in the aviation craze and the Triangle fire changed workplace safety laws.
1 | –Marion Harris | After You've Gone |
2 | –Selvin's Novelty Orchestra | I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles |
3 | –Campbell And Burr | Till We Meet Again |
4 | –Arthur Fields | Oui, Oui Marie (Wee, Wee, Marie) |
5 | –Nora Bayes | How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? (After They've Seen Paree) |
6 | –Al Jolson | Tell Me |
7 | –Henry Burr | Beautiful Ohio |
8 | –Bert Williams | It's Nobody's Business But My Own |
9 | –Irving* And Jack Kaufman | Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care) |
10 | –Van And Schenck | Mandy |
11 | –John Steel | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody |
12 | –Henry Burr | That Wonderful Mother Of Mine |
13 | –Charles Hart - Lewis James | Till We Meet Again |
14 | –Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | The Vamp |
15 | –Marion Harris | A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
16 | –Billy Murray | The Alcoholic Blues |
17 | –Arthur Fields | Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing!) |
18 | –Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra* | Beautiful Ohio |
19 | –Henry Burr | Oh! What A Pal Was Mary |
20 | –Al Jolson | I'll Say She Does |
21 | –Campbell And Burr | I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles |
22 | –John McCormack | When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose |
23 | –Charles Hart - Elliott Shaw | The Rose Of No Man's Land |
24 | –Bert Williams | O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? |
25 | –Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra | Till We Meet Again |