We all love 90s music.
Who doesn't remember the epic neverending recording sessions – every record was a "master", recorded on the spot – of pioneer G. W. Johnson's experimental black music?
Who didn't watch the first censored music clip, featuring "Little Egypt", which still stands up as an early silent tribute to world music?
Who could forget the beginnings of "Waltzing Matilda" and so many tunes that would become massive hits, such as "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "’O sole mio", and "Daisy Bell" – later covered by HAL in '2001: A Space Odissey' –? Just to name a few...
( Above, 1890s music poster featuring George W. Johnson, Thomas A. Edison, "Banjo" Paterson & Christina Macpherson, "Little Egypt", Eduardo di Capua & Giovanni Capurro, and HAL 9000. )
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