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1896 in music

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See also:

other events of 1896,

list of 'years in music'

Top Hits

"Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose" by Ben Harney
"A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight" by Joe Hayden & Theodore Mertz
"Warmest Baby in the Bunch" by George M. Cohan
"Remus Takes the Cake" by J. H. Ellis
"Hot Tamale Alley" by George M. Cohan

Events

George W. Johnson becomes the first popular African American performer on phonograph records, recording his hits "The Whistling Coon" and "The Laughing Coon"

Births

April 30 - Reverend Gary Davis

Deaths

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