Music recorded in September 1924

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Music recorded in September 1924

September 1924 was a month marked by significant shifts in international politics, society, and technology. On September 1st, the Dawes Plan came into effect, marking a new phase in the German reparations issue and the reconstruction of the European financial order. On September 9th, a sugar labor dispute in Hanapepe, Kauai, in the Territory of Hawaii, turned bloody, becoming a historic event in the history of immigrant labor. In Chile, Arturo Alessandri Palma (1868–1950) went into exile on September 15th, deepening the political crisis. On September 20th, Sir John Hubert Marshall (1876–1958) announced the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, drastically reshaping our understanding of ancient South Asian history. Furthermore, on September 26, the League of Nations Assembly adopted the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and on September 28, the United States Army Air Service completed its round-the-world flight.

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Summary of information regarding the September 1924 recording.

Looking at recording trends in September 1924, Victor Talking Machine Company was moving forward with the release of West Coast recordings, while Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. continued recording traditional music and regional artists. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company continued equipment sales and regular recording, and OKeh Records, under General Phonograph Corporation, continued recording regional singers. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. continued its regular recording operations, and Gennett Records, under Starr Piano Company, continued accumulating Midwestern jazz recordings.

Victor

Victor Talking Machine Company continued to make and release new recordings even into September 1924. Victor 19379, in particular, is considered an early representative example of the company's West Coast recordings being released commercially, indicating that the movement to bring Los Angeles recordings to market was already taking shape by September.

Columbia

At Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc., recordings included Riley Puckett's (1894–1946) "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" on September 11th and Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett's "John Henry" on September 12th. September 1924 is considered a month in which the company continued recording traditional music, including regional styles.

Brunswick

The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company was strengthening its product development, combining radio and phonograph, as evidenced by the promotion of the Brunswick Radiola in the September issue of an industry magazine. In terms of recordings, the master recording of Abe Lyman's California Orchestra was confirmed on September 9th, indicating that equipment sales and regular recordings were proceeding in parallel that same month.

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On September 4th, General Phonograph Corporation's OKeh Records recorded Ernest V. Stoneman's (1893–1968) "The Face That Never Returned" and "The Titanic." September 1924 can be seen as a month in which the company continued to record popular and folk songs by local singers.

Edison

At Thomas A. Edison, Inc., recordings of the Nathan Glantz Orchestra's "June Night" were confirmed on September 3rd, and recordings by the Imperial Marimba Band and others were also recorded in early September. September 1924 was a month in which the company steadily continued its existing regular recording operations rather than making major system changes.

Jennette

On September 18th, Gennett Records, a subsidiary of the Starr Piano Company, recorded "Sensation" and "Lazy Daddy" by the Wolverine Orchestra. This shows that the company continued to play an important role as a center for Midwestern jazz recording in September 1924.

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