The Juke Joint
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A back-room listening bar honoring the canon — Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith. Public-domain sides streamed straight from the Internet Archive. Pour a glass, pick your side, and turn up the volume — the room is yours, the night moves at your tempo.
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five — West End Blues
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Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five — West End Blues
U.S. sound recording first published in 1928. Entered the public domain on January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act (CLASSICS Act, 95-year term for pre-1947 recordings).
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Where this music comes from
Every track in The Juke Joint is a public-domain sound recording streamed directly from the Internet Archive. Melanin & Mane does not host, modify, or own any of these recordings. Below is the source, uploader, and legal basis for each.
- Public Domain
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
West End Blues
- Uploader
- Internet Archive (community upload)
- Era
- Chicago · 1928
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1928. Entered the public domain on January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act (CLASSICS Act, 95-year term for pre-1947 recordings).
- Public Domain
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Skip the Gutter
- Uploader
- Internet Archive (community upload)
- Era
- Chicago · 1928
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1928. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Diga Diga Doo
- Uploader
- Internet Archive (USA Archives collection)
- Era
- Cotton Club · 1928
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1928. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
T.N.T.
- Uploader
- Internet Archive (USA Archives collection)
- Era
- New York · 1925
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1925. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2021 under the Music Modernization Act (100-year term for pre-1923 not applicable here; 1923–1946 recordings are PD 100 years after publication for 1923, then on a sliding schedule).
- Public Domain
Bessie Smith
Long Old Road
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- 1931
Licensing basis: Preserved by the Great 78 Project. U.S. sound recordings published 1923–1946 enter the public domain on a sliding schedule under the Music Modernization Act; this 1931 recording is offered by the Internet Archive under public-domain / non-commercial archival terms.
- Public Domain
Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds
Crazy Blues
- Uploader
- Internet Archive (community upload)
- Era
- New York · 1920
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1920. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022 under the Music Modernization Act (100-year term for pre-1923 recordings).
- Public Domain
Bessie Smith
St. Louis Blues
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- New York · 1925
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1925. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2021 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Ma Rainey
See See Rider Blues
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- Chicago · 1924
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1924. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2025 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Ethel Waters
Stormy Weather
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- New York · 1933
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1933. Entered the public domain in the U.S. on January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Dippermouth Blues
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- Richmond, IN · 1923
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1923. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022 under the Music Modernization Act (100-year term for pre-1923 recordings).
- Public Domain
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Black Bottom Stomp
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- Chicago · 1926
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1926. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Sidney Bechet
Summertime
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- New York · 1939
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1939. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2024 under the Music Modernization Act.
- Public Domain
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Heebie Jeebies
- Uploader
- Internet Archive · Great 78 Project (George Blood, L.P.)
- Era
- Chicago · 1926
Licensing basis: U.S. sound recording first published in 1926. Public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2022 under the Music Modernization Act.
All performances and compositions remain credited to their original artists. Sound files are streamed directly from the Internet Archive (archive.org); no audio is hosted on this site. If you are a rightsholder and believe a recording has been misclassified, please contact us via the editorial form on the Consult page and we will action the request promptly.