The year in music
Best Songs of 1920
Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues” becomes the first blues hit sung by a Black artist and opens the record business to a new audience, while commercial radio goes on air in the United States.
Play 1920
3 songs
1920 on Music By Decade
The catalogue holds 3 songs first released in 1920. Jazz, Big Band and Blues lead the year. Al Jolson, Mamie Smith and Paul Whiteman are among the voices of 1920.