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| 1875 — | Monroe Silver was born in New York City, New York | |
| 1903 — | Louis Christie recorded Blue Bells of Scotland | |
| 1909 — | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet recorded Roll Jordan Roll | |
| 1909 — | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet recorded Golden Slippers | |
| 1909 — | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet recorded The Great Campmeeting | |
| 1917 — | Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan recorded Darktown Strutters' Ball | |
| 1917 — | John Philip Sousa conducted his first recording session. Sousa's Band had made records since the 1890s, but Sousa did not participate in most sessions. | |
| 1921 — | Edith Wilson and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds recorded I Don't Want Nobody Blues | |
| 1921 — | Edith Wilson and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds recorded The West Texas Blues |