The Mills Brothers were a jazz and pop vocal quartet originally from Piqua that went on to major stardom in the 1930s, selling more than 50 million records throughout their career.

Hauer’s Music House In 1937 Hauer founded Hauer’s Music House at 34 E. First St. Originally a small basement studio, the store became the leading supplier of musical instruments across the region.

Nicholas Kenyon explores early music at the BBC and how by the 1930s the BBC had become a powerful influence on national taste, being urged to do more for British music. Show more The BBC has had ...

This week we include two of the earliest instrumental music recitals recorded on film in the 1930s. The first is a drut gat in the raag Pilu performed by sarod maestro Sakhawat Hussain Khan.