The year in music

Best Songs of 1921

“Shuffle Along” brings Black musical theatre to Broadway, and jazz bands keep moving north from New Orleans to Chicago and New York.

Shuffle Along
Play 1921

1 song

1921 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 1 song first released in 1921. Big Band and Jazz lead the year. Al Jolson is the voice of 1921 on these pages.

Artists of 1921

The sound of 1921

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