This month: An early recording (perhaps the earliest) of the
classic Take Me Out to the Ball Game.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Company
Edison's National Phonograph Company
Cylinder #
9926
Category
Waltz song
Title
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Performed by
Edward Meeker
Circa
September 1908
Announcement
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game, sung by Edward Meeker. Edison record."
An instant hit in 1908, and still running strong after ninety years.
Albert Von Tilzer's song quickly became a classic as America's signature song for baseball.
Click here
to learn more about composer Albert Von Tilzer and his older brother and composer
Harry Von Tilzer (courtesy of Murray Pfeffer's
Tunesmiths Database).
On the cylinder the song is labelled as a "waltz song" which, of course, it is –
although at first glance it seems a bit odd to think of Take Me Out to the Ball Game as a waltz.
