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| Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy |
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| Father of rhythm and blues |
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| Subcommittee "to probe the morals of radio and television programs" |
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| A&R person for race and hillbilly music for Columbia |
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| Through the v-discs that were distributed by WWII-- AND ARMED FORCES RADIO AND USO |
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| American recorded music became international |
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| band leader died during world war II |
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| THESE WOULD BE THE ONES BLACKLISTED BY ANTI-COMMUNIST GROUPS IN THE LATE 40S AND EARLY 50S ITS IN THE BOOK |
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| Blacklisted performers and writers |
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| Wurlitzer (Rock-Ola was big too) |
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| Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
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| city where American Bandstand developed |
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| club in Harlem where Duke Ellington performed |
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| Company sold Gene Autry records & "round-up" guitar |
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| Conflict between black gospel and blues |
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| COUNTRY IN THE 50S—THIS LED TO CMA |
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| Country and Western Disk Jockeys Association |
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| Credited with creating "Swing" |
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| Edward Wallerstein; introduced by Columbia Records |
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| developed 33 1/3 rpm record |
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| David Sarnof; introduced by RCA |
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| NBC and Victor (among others) |
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| entertainment firms owned by RCA |
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| "Chattanoogie Shoe-shine boy" |
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| first hit produced by Owen Bradley |
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| first PRO with and "open door" policy |
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| first singing cowboy star |
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| first successful Broadway cast recording |
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| formed Decca Records (american) |
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| formed Decca Records (british) |
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Louis Sterling
Columbia Graphophone Company and Gramophone Company Ltd. |
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| formed Electrical and Musical Industries (EMI) |
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| founded Acuff-Rose Publishing |
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| founded the Sons of the Pioneers |
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| guitar player and studio wizard |
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| head of AFM during the 1940's |
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| how electricity in homes and businesses changed entertainment industry |
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| label formed in Chicago by the Chess Brothers |
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| label formed in LA in 1942 |
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| Label instituted free record service to disk jockeys |
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| manufactured earliest tape machines |
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| music dominated the v-disks |
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| organization provided "Welcome Clubs" |
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| originated and developed most radio shows |
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| owned American Record Corporation & Republic Studios |
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| owners of Hill and Range Publishing |
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| performing rights organization formed in 1940 |
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| president during the Great Depression |
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| president of CBS corporation |
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| primary media for entertainment during the Great Depression |
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| PRO formed by National Association of Broadcasters |
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| PRO formed by Paul Heinke |
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| materials used for making records were scarce -> low record production |
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| problems faced by record companies during World War II |
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| publishing company signed Hank Williams |
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| purchased majority of single records in 1930's |
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| purchased the American Record Company |
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| radio network created by RCA |
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| ratings service for radio |
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| they played in large dance halls...had to be loud |
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| reason "big" bands had to be big |
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| reason country was more popular than blues in 1930's |
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| reason for success of independent labels after World War II |
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| recorded "brother, can you spare a dime" |
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| singer who first taped radio shows |
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| led to DJ's being able to play records on the air |
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| supreme court decision "when a record was purchased at its list price, all property rights belonged to the buyer" |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| supreme court decision ended "separate but equal" |
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| when studios had to sell off theatres |
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| supreme court decision re: movie industry |
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| tape machine developed by Germans |
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| wrote and recorded the Blue Yodels |
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| HEAD OF THE OPRY AT ITS INCEPTION—NAMED IT |
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