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National Jukebox

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For your summer listening, the Library of Congress has created the National Jukebox, a collection of historical sound recordings freely available to the public. The collection consists of recordings issued on record labels now owned by Sony Music Entertainment including the Victor Talking Machine Company (later RCA Victor). The initial recordings are from 1901-1925 and include genres such as classical, blues, ragtime/jazz, traditional/country, and religious. Sony granted the Library a license to stream the recordings from the LOC website. While the music is not downloadable, users can create playlists for web listening.