Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1921

Your childhood, 1921–1933: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1921–1933

  1. You were 0in 192120s

    April Showers

    April Showers

    Al Jolson

  2. You were 1in 192220s

    My Buddy

    My Buddy

    Henry Burr

  3. You were 2in 192320s

    Yes! We Have No Bananas

    Yes! We Have No Bananas

    Billy Jones

  4. You were 3in 192420s

    California, Here I Come

    California, Here I Come

    Al Jolson
    It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

    Isham Jones
    The Prisoner's Song

    The Prisoner's Song

    Vernon Dalhart

  5. You were 4in 192520s

    Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

    Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue

    Gene Austin
    I'll See You in My Dreams

    I'll See You in My Dreams

    Isham Jones
    St. Louis Blues

    St. Louis Blues

    Bessie Smith

  6. You were 5in 192620s

    Bye Bye Blackbird

    Bye Bye Blackbird

    Gene Austin
    Valencia

    Valencia

    Ben Selvin
    Black Bottom Stomp

    Black Bottom Stomp

    Jelly Roll Morton
    Fascinating Rhythm

    Fascinating Rhythm

    Fred and Adele Astaire

  7. You were 6in 192720s

    Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

    Ben Selvin
    Stardust

    Stardust

    Hoagy Carmichael
    Charmaine

    Charmaine

    Guy Lombardo

  8. You were 7in 192820s

    13 songs
    Basin Street Blues

    Basin Street Blues

    Louis Armstrong
    My Melancholy Baby

    My Melancholy Baby

    Gene Austin
    Mississippi Mud

    Mississippi Mud

    Paul Whiteman
    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

    Blind Willie Johnson
    I Wanna Be Loved By You

    I Wanna Be Loved By You

    Helen Kane
    In The Jailhouse Now

    In The Jailhouse Now

    Jimmie Rodgers

  9. You were 8in 192920s

    10 songs
    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Louis Armstrong
    A Spoonful Blues

    A Spoonful Blues

    Charley Patton
    Mean to Me

    Mean to Me

    Ruth Etting
    Am I Blue?

    Am I Blue?

    Ethel Waters
    Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    Cliff Edwards
    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Fats Waller

  10. You were 9in 193030s

    Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

    Fred Waring
    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Harry Richman

  11. You were 10in 193130s

    Minnie the Moocher

    Minnie the Moocher

    Cab Calloway
    As Time Goes By

    As Time Goes By

    Rudy Vallée
    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Ozzie Nelson

  12. You were 11in 193230s

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Bing Crosby

  13. You were 12in 193330s

    Mood Indigo

    Mood Indigo

    Duke Ellington
    It's Only a Paper Moon

    It's Only a Paper Moon

    Paul Whiteman
    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather

    Ethel Waters