History of Music Videos By jennamots Jan 1, 1894 The Little Lost Child Little Lost Child Composers used a lantern to compose a series of still images. Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Jan 1, 1960 Music Video History Jul 13, 1926 Vitaphone productions Vitaphones Sound system for films developed by Warner Brothers. Nov 5, 1929 Bessie Smith St. Louis Blues Film including a hit song Jul 13, 1947 Lookout Sister Lookout Sister Louis Jordan made a short movie for his songs. Sep 24, 1957 Jailhouse Rock Jailhouse Rock The movie was written to coincide with Elvis' song.