Public Domain Music

In the EU the rule for a work to be in the public domain is authors year of death + 70 years. So that means that in 2022 that will put us at 1952, 1951 to be sure. Please double check, no guarantee that the list is correct or complete. Keep in mind that a song can have multiple authors and all of them have to be considered.

List of Artist

Rock & Roll

Bertha Hill

Died 1950 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_rock_and_roll_(1950s)

Al Jolson

Died 1950 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_rock_and_roll_(1950s)

Cecil Gant

Died 1951 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_rock_and_roll_(1950s)

Blues

Bessie Smith

Died 1937 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Smith

Resources

Classic

George Gershwin

Died 1937 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin

Resources

Resources