General History
This important event grew out of WWI
What is the Roaring 20s & economic prosperity
America was focused here in the first half of the 20th century.
What is Regionally
This is how music on the radio was played before 1945
What is live
This singer recorded the famous "White Christmas"
Who is Bing Crosby
These instruments are used in a big band
What is upright bass, drums, guitar, piano, trumpet, trombone, saxophone
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 led to this.
What is The Great Depression, 26,000 businesses failing, and people loosing their fortunes.
These genres stayed regional for quite some time.
What is R&B and C&W
This happened to radio after TV came on the market.
What is Radio went regional again and focused on R&B and C&W
This person recorded the famous "Over the Rainbow"
Who is Judy Garland
The big band that played with Frank Sinatra
What is the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
FDR helped create this to stimulate the economy.
The New Deal or the WPA
These mediums influenced the change of America's focus
What is radio, TV, and motion pictures
A region of New York City, central to the music business in the 20th century, and a home to famous songwriters
What is Tin Pan Alley
This is the most important pop singer of the 1930s and 40s
Who is Frank Sinatra
This big band performed the song "A String of Pearls"
The government bill issued in 1932 lead to this.
What is the baby boom, educate veterans, and helped people achieve a better life
NBC linking radio stations across the nation caused this.
What is broke down regional barriers, allowed people across America to enjoy the same music, and exposed different cultures to alternative genres of music.
What genre in the 1950s is this sentence describing "Hopelessly corning and stiff"
What is Pop Music
These are two famous singing families from the 1920s 30s & 40s
Who are The Andrew Sisters and the Mills Brothers
This caused the demise of big bands
What is too many musicians to pay, focus on the singer, smaller combos
These are the years rock and roll exploded or erupted in America.
What is 1955 & 1956
National/ network radio stations did this
What is allowed musicians a very broad audience, songs could become instant hits, and linked local (regional) stations together to form a network
Pop music was trying to appeal to these three groups
What is teens, parents, and grandparents
This is an image adapted by some singers/ musicians
What is a persona
This person invented the solid body guitar and multi track recording
Who is Les Paul