Half Moon Lake book playlist

By Kirsten Alexander

Half Moon Lake is a novel set in 1913-1916 Louisiana. Inspired by a true event, the story tells of a missing child who, when found miles from home, is claimed by two women. Here's some music of the era - ragtime, dixieland, classical and wartime songs - from America's South and beyond.

51 songs

  1. 1.
    12th Street RagKid Ory • Sounds Of New Orleans Vol. 9
    4:070:30
  2. 2.
    Alexander's Ragtime BandIrving Berlin • The Old Wild Shadow
    3:020:30
  3. 3.
    When I Lost YouParagon Ragtime Orchestra, Rick Benjamin • Irving Berlin - "This Is the Life!"
    3:260:30
  4. 4.
    Maple Leaf RagScott Joplin, Alexander Peskanov • Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1
    3:090:30
  5. 5.
    Louisiana RagRichard Zimmerman • Maple Leaf Rag: American Ragtime Piano Classics
    2:360:30
  6. 6.
    The Rite of Spring: Pt. 1Igor Stravinsky, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens • The Year 1913 in Classical Music
    16:470:30
  7. 7.
    The Rite of Spring: Pt. 2Igor Stravinsky, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens • The Year 1913 in Classical Music
    20:560:30
  8. 8.
    It's a Long Way to Tipperary - 1914John McCormack • Oh! It's A Lovely War (Vol. 1)
    3:170:30
  9. 9.
    Ballin' The JackSidney Bechet • The Fabulous Sidney Bechet
    3:520:30
  10. 10.
    There Is Power in a UnionJoe Glazer • Songs of Joe Hill
    2:460:30
  11. 11.
    The Bells, Op. 35: I. Allegro, ma non tantoSergei Rachmaninoff, Oleg Dolgov, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons • Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances
    6:380:30
  12. 12.
    Along Came RuthJohnny Green, MGM Studio Orchestra • Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    1:050:30
  13. 13.
    Hot House RagPaul Pratt, The Orchestra Of The Royal Ballet, Philip Gammon • Elite Syncopations
    2:360:30
  14. 14.
    Play a Simple MelodyParagon Ragtime Orchestra, Rick Benjamin, Bernadette Boerckel, Daniel Marcus • Irving Berlin - "This Is the Life!"
    2:210:30
  15. 15.
    St. Louis BluesW.C. Handy • W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band
    3:020:30
  16. 16.
    Yellow Dog BluesLouis Armstrong, W.C. Handy • Jazzuela. Julio Cortázar y el Jazz
    4:190:30
  17. 17.
    Jelly Roll BluesJelly Roll Morton • Jelly Roll Morton Greatest Hits
    3:060:30
  18. 18.
    Down Home RagWilbur Sweatman • Ragtime to Jazz 1 1912-1919
    1:420:30
  19. 19.
    I Ain't Got NobodySpencer Williams, Emmett Miller, Georgia Crackers • Really the Blues?: A Blues History (1893-1959), Vol. 1 (1893-1929)
    3:060:30
  20. 20.
    The EntertainerScott Joplin, Morten Gunnar Larsen • Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano
    3:530:30
  21. 21.
    Magnetic RagScott Joplin, Alessandro Simonetto • Joplin: Ragtimes & Waltzes
    5:240:30
  22. 22.
    You Made Me Love YouAl Jolson • Golden Greats - In the Frame: Al Jolson
    3:120:30
  23. 23.
    Moonlight BayAmerican Quartet • Vintage Quartets
    3:030:30
  24. 24.
    I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a SoldierMorton Harvey • Songs of WW1
    3:010:30
  25. 25.
    Its a Long Way to TipperaryBilly Murray • Canciones de Tiempos Pasados: Los Años 20 y 30, Vol. 3
    3:080:30
  26. 26.
    I'm Always Chasing RainbowsCharles Harrison • Songs of WW1
    3:350:30
  27. 27.
    Everything Reminds Me of That Sweetheart (Recorded 1915)Henry Burr • Henry Burr Popular, Sentimental & World War I Songs (Recorded 1913-1926)
    2:530:30
  28. 28.
    Chinatown, My ChinatownJean Schwartz • American Music (Carousel Of) - The Fabled 24 September 1940 San Francisco Concerts Featuring Cohan, Berlin, Kern, Romberg, Kalmar
    2:420:30
  29. 29.
    1719 - When the Midnight Choo-choo Leaves for Alabam’Arthur Collins • The King of the Ragtime Singers - The Best Of Arthur Collins
    4:160:30
  30. 30.
    The Aba Daba Honeymoon (Edison, 1914)Arthur Collins • The King of the Ragtime Singers - The Best Of Arthur Collins
    3:160:30

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