Spanish Flu
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- Victor Jr
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Spanish Flu
Does anyone know of any records dealing with the Spanish Flu of a century ago?
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- Victor Monarch Special
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Re: Spanish Flu
Songs such as this were written, but were they recorded? Someone will know.
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- Victor II
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Re: Spanish Flu
This may be a little earlier, but this is all I can think of right now! From the operetta "Alone At Last" (quarantined ???). The sheet music for "Some Little Bug Is Going To Find You" is copyrighted 1915. Here is a link to see all the pages of this sheet music and a clickable link to hear the song sung by Billy Murray on Victor 17826-B. https://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/collection/154/144
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Re: Spanish Flu
Saw an episode of American Experience (I think) on PBS recently, which was about the flu epidemic of 1918. There was a little ditty kids would recite while jumping rope:
I had a bird and his name was "Enza",
Opened a window and "In-flew-enza".
I had a bird and his name was "Enza",
Opened a window and "In-flew-enza".
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Re: Spanish Flu
I can't recall if there is anything specific to the Spanish Flu, but this episode of John’s Old Time Radio Show “CORONA-CRAZY – EARLY AMERICAN SONGS ABOUT EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH CRISES” features 78rpm records featuring songs written about health scares and pandemics of the late 19th/ early 20th century. I recall that there were a few songs about TB in it.
https://eastriverstringband.com/radioshow/?p=3572
https://eastriverstringband.com/radioshow/?p=3572