2008 -> 1964 Beatles, Beach Boys, and Supremes -> 1920 Paul Whiteman and Al Jolson

Timeline twins, music and movies, about comparative timelines of pop culture - listening to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is like listening to Elvis' first 1956 album in 1982 - triggered this comment.

A few years ago, I was thinking about the Beatles in this context. Back then I leaped from the Early Beatles to the Big Band era of the early 30s. Bringing it up to date... 2008-1964=44 and 1964-44=1920!!!!

This 1920 list from Pop Culture Madness is dominated by Al Jolson (including Swanee), Paul Whiteman (Whispering, The Wang Wang Blues, and The Japanese Sandman), and some guys - John Steel and Art Hickman - I've never heard of. Other songs of 1920 include I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time, St. Louis Blues, and that classic, My Little Bimbo Down On The Bimbo Isle.

Looking through the Pop Culture Madness site for the rest of the 1920's certainly confirms Paul Whiteman's status as a superstar of his day.