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1911 recording of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan
{{Information |description=The 1911 recording by Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1911) composed by Irving Berlin. Recorded for Victor Records (#16908-B). This particular comedic recording of the song became a smash hit. |date=1911-05-23 (but possibly September 1911) |source=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLss1W4Zkw YouTube] |author=Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan |permission={{PD-US}} |other versions= }} {{retouched|minor hiss reduction, reverb reductio...
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