- Playlist Creator: Library of Congress
- Date Playlist Created: 06/27/2012
- The collection is assembled around flowing bodies of water in music and song; the Mississippi, the Volga, show music, classical, what have you - it's all wet!
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- On the Alamo (03:24)
- Jazz/dance band
- Benson Orchestra of Chicago
- Roy Bargy
- 1922-07-17
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- Song of the Volga boatmen (02:59)
- Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra
- Emilio de Gogorza
- 1921-06-09
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- Swanee (02:49)
- Instrumental trio
- All Star Trio
- 1920-01-26
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- Beautiful Ohio (03:12)
- Jazz/dance band
- Waldorf Astoria Dance Orchestra
- 1918-11-29
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- Flow along, River Tennessee (To the home of the girl I love) (03:15)
- Male vocal duet, with orchestra
- Henry Burr
- Albert Campbell
- 1913-11-05
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- On the Mississippi (02:59)
- Band
- Victor Military Band
- 1913-01-27
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- Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, General Pershing will cross the Rhine (02:58)
- Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
- Peerless Quartet
- 1918-04-08
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- Where the River Shannon flows (03:04)
- Tenor vocal solo, with piano
- John McCormack
- 1913-01-02
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- The blue Danube (03:17)
- Orchestra
- Metropolitan Orchestra
- 1901-01-17
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