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Vess L. Ossman

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Vess Ossman (1868 – 1923) was a leading 5-string banjoist and popular recording artist. Sylvester Louis Ossman was born August 21, 1868 in Hudson, New York, USA. He made his first recordings in 1893. He became one of the most recorded musicians of his day, recording marches, cakewalks, rags, and other instrumentals. He also accompanied popular singers including Arthur Collins and Len Spencer. He performed in the USA and England. Late in his career he led his own dance bands in Dayton, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Top songs

  1. Buffalo Rag
  2. Persian Lamb Rag
  3. A Bunch of Rags
  4. Whistling Rufus
  5. Maple Leaf Rag
  6. Florida Rag
  7. A Coon Band Contest
  8. Moon Winks
  9. Smoky Mokes
  10. St. Louis tickle
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  1. Rusty Rags
  2. The Smiler
  3. A Ragtime Skedaddle
  4. Maple Leaf Rag (1907)
  5. Way Down South
  6. Yankee Doodle
  7. The Buffalo Rag
  8. Ethiopean Mardi Gras
  9. Yankee Land
  10. Eli Green's cake walk
  11. Popularity
  12. Peaceful Henry
  13. Ragtime Medley
  14. Rusty Rags Medley
  15. Bay State quickstep
  16. Razzle dazzle
  17. Dreamy Eyes
  18. Buffalo Rag (1906)
  19. A Coon Band Contest (1901)
  20. Down south
  21. A gay gossoon
  22. Florida Rag (1907)
  23. Sunflower Dance
  24. St Louis Tickle
  25. The St. Louis Rag
  26. Hoop-e-kack
  27. Pretzel Pete
  28. Fun in a Barber Shop
  29. Whistling Rufus (1899)
  30. Cocoanut Dance
  31. Keep off the grass
  32. The Colored Major
  33. Turkey In The Straw Medley
  34. Darkies' Patrol
  35. Overture to William Tell (1897)
  36. Darkey's awakening
  37. Saint-Louis Tickle
  38. The Darkie's Awakening
  39. The darky's dream (130 rpm)
  40. Hot stuff patrol
  41. Yankee Doodle (1897)
  42. Florida Rag (1907) a
  43. Whoa, Bill!
  44. Hilda
  45. Darkies patrol (144 rpm)
  46. The moose
  47. The Man Behind the Gun
  48. Rusty Rag (1901)
  49. Anona (1903)
  50. Anona
  51. Patrol comique
  52. Beneath a balcony
  53. Rusty Rag
  54. Oriental Intermezzo Salome
  55. Ethiopian Mardi Gras
  56. Sant-Louis Tickle
  57. A Coon Band Contest (1900)
  58. The Darkies' Awakening (with Clog Effect) (1904)
  59. Universal fox trot
  60. Runaway girl. Selections; arr.
  61. The Man Behind the Gun (1901)
  62. Whistling Rufus (circa 1899 - from wax cylinder)
  63. Overture to William Tell
  64. Peaceful Henry (1902)
  65. Oriental Intermezzo Salome (1901)
  66. The Darkies' Awakening (with Clog Effect)
  67. A Little Bit of Everything Medley
  68. Honolulu Cake Walk
  69. Yankee Land (1904)
  70. Old folks at home
  71. Stars and stripes forever (120 rpm)
  72. The Darkie's Awakening (1904)
  73. Silver Heels
  74. Popularity (1906)
  75. A Bunch of rags(rag = dance)
  76. St Louis Tickle (1909)
  77. Smoky Mokes (1900)
  78. The Smiler (1910)
  79. Rusty Rags Medley (1901)
  80. A Little Bit Of Everything
  81. The moose march
  82. Nigger in a Fit
  83. Darkies Awakening
  84. Darkies awakening (copy 1)
  85. Hill and Dale
  86. The Mosquitoes' Parade
  87. Dreamy Eyes (1903)
  88. Darkies awakening (copy 2)
  89. St. Louis Tickle (1909)
  90. Dreamy Eyes (1903) a

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