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| "Father of Rhythm and Blues" |
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| Blacks from south followed railroads North, mostly to Chicago, to find manufacturing jobs. |
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| First musical where songs drove the plot. Also first successful Broadway cast recording. |
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| Subcommitte to probe the morals of radio and TV programs |
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| 1952 House of Representatives subcommittee on Legislative oversight. They didn't like R&B |
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| Americans worried of invasion and of communists. Transistor was created. Radios biggest year. |
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| A&R person for race and hillbilly music for Columbia |
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| Publishing Company founded by Fred Rose & Roy Acuff. Signed Gene Autry and Hank Williams. |
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| When did American recorded music become international? |
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| Recording machine manufacturer |
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| Battled radio networks and wanted more money for radio play. Controlled by publishers |
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| 1947; Ahmet Ertgun & Herb Abramson founded it. Signed Ray Charles. |
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| Hill and Range Records founders |
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| Band leader who died during WWII |
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| Very popular 1930s singer. Influenced Frank Sinatra. First to use the tape because he wanted to play golf. Signed by Jack Kapp of Decca. |
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| Blacklisted performers and writers |
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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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| Created to be a competitor of ASCAP. 1952 lawsuit over R&B music. Controlled nations airwaves. |
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| "Liberty records" Glenn Wallichs, Johnny Mercer, Georgy Desylva. Sent free records to radio stations. |
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| Bought out Paramount in 1932. Had 79 radio stations and complete control of radio. Owned by William S. Paley |
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| Chess brothers founded it. Signed Muddy Waters and later turned into Aristocrat Records. |
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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 that solg Gene Autry records & "Round Up" guitar |
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| Sears, Roebuk catalogue... AKA "Conqueror" |
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| 50% was country music. Bill Monroe. |
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| Developed 33 1/3 rpm record |
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| Pop singer and later became a TV star |
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| Composing genius of 20th century. Self-taught pianist. Assoc with Irving Mills. Bandleader. |
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| Decca Gramophone Company in London |
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| Who created the first car radios? |
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| First PRO with an "open door" policy |
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| First singing cowboy star |
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| Gene Autry or William S. Hart |
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| Jubilee singers went to school here and sang Gospel |
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| Formed Decca Records (American) |
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| Formed Decca Records (British) |
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| Formed Electical and Musical Industries (EMI) |
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| Alfred North Clark and Louis Sterling (Gramophone Co. & Columbia Graphophone Co.) |
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| Founded the Songs of the Pioneers |
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| First to use his voice like an instrument. Teen idol of1940s. "King of Swoon". Signed bad contracts. |
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| Acuff-Rose Publishing. Songwriter for Gene Autry. ASCAP writer. |
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| Singing cowboy. Signed with Acuff-Rose Publishing |
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| Head of Grand ol Opry. NBC network. "Solmn Old Judge" |
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| Guitar player & studio wizard |
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| Acuff-Rose Publishing. "Lovesick Blues" |
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| Head of AFM during the 1940s |
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| Signed Gene Autry; Republic Studios |
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| &Mercury Radio Television label |
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| Called musicians to do AFM strike in 1948. |
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| Hill & Range Publishing and let clients play a pro-active role in their songs |
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| American Decca Company in 1934. Sold 35 cent records. Signed Bing Crosby. |
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| Founded Capitol records. Singer/Songwriter. 3 Academy Awards. "Ac-cent-Tchu_Ate" |
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| Got country music out. Helped industry recover. Made R&B popular. |
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| June 25, 1950. McArthyr tries to stop communism but ended up dividing Korea. Still going on today. |
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| Label founded by Ahmet Ertegan and Herb Abramson |
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| Label instituted free record service to DJs |
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| Capitol Records (Liberty) |
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| Leader of Western Swing music |
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| Gibson electric guitar. Lester William Polfuss. Musician and recording genius who created "overdubbing" |
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| Father of Rhythm and Blues. Influenced Chuck Berry & Ike Turner. Saxophone player. |
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| Columbia Graphophone Company who formed EMI with Alfred North Clark. |
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| First tape made by the Germans |
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| Discovered by Thomas Dorsey. Huge influence on Gospel music and Aretha Franklin |
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| Manufactured earliest tape machines |
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| Music that dominated V-Disks |
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| Popular music such as big bands and pop singers. Example: Bing Crosby and Glenn Miller band |
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| 1946 first million seller. Bullet Records. Francis Craig. |
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| Became wholly woned subsidiary of RCA in effort to create competition |
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| Suits worn by Elvis, etc. Hollywood. |
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| Originated and developed most radio shows |
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| Owned ARC & Republic Studios |
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| Entertainment firms owned by RCA |
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| "Tutti Frutti" and was on Dot Records |
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| First hit produced by Owen Bradley |
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| "Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy" |
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| What organization provided "Welcome Clubs" |
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| PRO formed by Paul Heinke |
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| President of CBS Corporation |
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Independent labels played R&B. Paul Whiteman. "American Bandstand" Break out city for records. Dick Clark, WFIL. |
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| Problems faced by record companies during WWII? |
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| Shortage of materials to make records |
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| Chet Atkins; introduced 45 rpm disc |
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| Reason big bands had to be big |
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| Because they played in large dance halls and had to be loud |
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| Reason country was more popular than blues in 1930s |
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| Men came back from WWII and women were used to being independent = drinking & divorce |
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| "Brother, Can You Spare Me A Dime" |
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| Acuff-Rose Publishing. Singer of "Great Speckled Bird" |
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| Singing Cowboy; Replaced Gene Autry; AKA Leonard Slye: Signed with Republic Studios |
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| Sold Gene Autry records & leased ARC derived product |
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| RCA Victor Records before and after WWII; In charge of country & blues music |
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| Sam Phillips. Signed Elvis. |
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| Supreme Court decision "when a record was purchased at its list price, all property belonged to the buyer" |
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| 1940; lower court ruling; allowed records to be play on radio |
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| Supreme Court decision on Movie Industry |
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| When studios had to sell off theatres in 1950 |
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| Craze in the 1930s. Made popular by Benny Goodman band |
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| King Records. R&B and Country |
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| ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont. 108 stations. At first there were no TV licenses. Other entertainment became less popular |
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| United Services Organization (USO) |
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| Feb 4, 1941. Four circuits: Victory, Blue, Hospital, and Foxhole. Musicians performs for military. |
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| Western swing. 1930; Light Crust Dough Boy with Bob Wills |
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| Invented the transistor that went unnoticed in 1948 |
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| Wrote and recorded Blue Yodels |
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| Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company of Jukeboxes |
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| Label formed in LA in 1942 |
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