Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1926

Your childhood, 1926–1938: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1926–1938

  1. You were 0in 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

  2. You were 1in 192720s

    Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

    Ben Selvin
    Stardust

    Stardust

    Hoagy Carmichael
    Charmaine

    Charmaine

    Guy Lombardo

  3. You were 2in 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

  4. You were 3in 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

  5. You were 4in 193030s

    Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

    Fred Waring
    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Harry Richman

  6. You were 5in 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

  7. You were 6in 193230s

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Bing Crosby

  8. You were 7in 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

  9. You were 8in 193430s

    Moonglow

    Moonglow

    Benny Goodman
    Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

    Cole Porter

  10. You were 9in 193530s

    I'm in the Mood for Love

    I'm in the Mood for Love

    Louis Armstrong
    Red Sails in the Sunset

    Red Sails in the Sunset

    Bing Crosby
    Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

    Connee Boswell

  11. You were 10in 193630s

    5 songs
    Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

    Bing Crosby
    Summertime

    Summertime

    Billie Holiday
    The Glory of Love

    The Glory of Love

    Benny Goodman
    The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

    Jimmie Grier
    The Way You Look Tonight

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Fred Astaire

  12. You were 11in 193730s

    On the Sunny Side of the Street

    On the Sunny Side of the Street

    Louis Armstrong
    Sweet Leilani

    Sweet Leilani

    Bing Crosby

  13. You were 12in 193830s

    5 songs
    You Go to My Head

    You Go to My Head

    Billie Holiday
    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

    Duke Ellington
    A-Tisket, A-Tasket

    A-Tisket, A-Tasket

    Ella Fitzgerald
    Heart and Soul

    Heart and Soul

    Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
    Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

    Tommy Dorsey