Mark Steyn on the #1 Hit of 1911: Come Josephine in My Flying Machine.
NPR story on the song of the decade, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”:
More Popular Songs of 1911:
“I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl)” by William Dillon and Harry Von Tilzer.
“(On) Moonlight Bay” by Edward Madden and Percy Wenrich.
“Oh, You Beautiful Doll” w. A. Seymour Brown, m. Nat D. Ayer.