On the evening of April 14-15, 1912, with over 1500 left aboard,
and after the last of the 700 survivors were cast off in the lifeboats,
it is said the band on the British liner Titanic was heard playing this classic . . .
What was it?
Company | Edison |
Cylinder # | 8136 |
Category | Band |
Title | Nearer My God to Thee |
Performed by | Edison Concert Band |
Circa | 1904 |
Announcement | "Nearer My God to Thee, played by the Edison Concert Band." |
"Wait!", you say? "I know that the song played while the Titanic sank was Song of Autumn." Click here, for my take on this debate.
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