1910s Music Videos Highlights (Nineteen Tens)

The 1910s bridged the ragtime era and the dawn of recorded jazz, capturing a decade of cultural transformation shaped by World War I and the rapid growth of the phonograph industry. Composers like Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin helped define a soundtrack of syncopated rhythms and heartfelt ballads.

Sheet-music publishing and piano rolls brought popular songs into homes around the world, while the earliest jazz bands in New Orleans experimented with improvisation that would soon revolutionize American music. Patriotic anthems and sentimental wartime tunes connected families across oceans, offering hope during uncertain times.

From parlor songs and vaudeville stages to emerging dance halls, the 1910s showcased the transition from traditional European influences to uniquely American sounds. These recordings laid the groundwork for the Jazz Age, inspiring the artists and audiences who would shape the following decades.