The year in music

Best Songs of 1928

Louis Armstrong records “West End Blues”, and Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel” makes him country music’s first star.

West End Blues
Play 1928

13 songs

1928 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 13 songs first released in 1928. Big Band, Blues and Jazz lead the year. Blind Willie Johnson, Gene Austin and Louis Armstrong are among the voices of 1928.

Artists of 1928

The sound of 1928

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