The year in music

Best Songs of 1924

George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is first performed in New York, and Louis Armstrong joins Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra there.

Rhapsody in Blue
Play 1924

3 songs

1924 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 3 songs first released in 1924. Big Band, Country and Dance-Pop lead the year. Al Jolson, Isham Jones and Vernon Dalhart are among the voices of 1924.

Artists of 1924

The sound of 1924

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