ew copies of these recordings are now extant, which may indicate that initially the song was not as popular as it was to become later. Comic vocalist Edward Meeker, whose duties for Edison included announcing the titles and artists on hundreds of cylinder recordings, sings on this Edison cylinder recording. Mee
Date: Apr 06, 2011
Category: Entertainment
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Library of Congress selects 25 recordings for its collection
Some of those people might have been baseball fans. Edward Meekers Take Me Out to the Ball Game has been added the library calls the tune from 1908 the unofficial national anthem of Americas national pastime.
Date: Apr 06, 2011
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25 Historic Recordings Named by Library of Congress
The song "Take me Out to the Ball Game" has by now become synonymous with baseball, but did you know it is about a woman? It was composed in 1908. It was recorded by all three of the major record companies at the time (Victor, Columbia and Edison), but few copies have survived. A recording made by Edward Meeker, an announcer for Edison at the time, has been found and will be on the national registry
Date: Apr 06, 2011
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Al Green, Tammy Wynette Songs Added to National Recording Registry
Also selected: Edward Meeker's "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" from 1908; Al Green's soulful "Let's Stay Together"; the Western classic "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" from the Sons of the Pioneers; Voice of America radio broadcasts by jazz producer Willis Conover; a sermon from Aretha Franklin's father; and p