what was the first technology to record and play back sound and what year and who made it?
The phonograph was the first to record and play back sound made by thomas edison in 1877
what year did the transition from cylinder to disk occur and when did disk become dominant?
1887 was the transition and 1910 was the domination of disk
what rpm were disk standerdized to
78 rotations per minute
when the ability to record became popularized what type of music was recorded and what was not and why
sheet music by tin pan ally was recorded because they controlled the industry but not black music and rural south music because it was not part of TPA and they thought rural music would not make sales
what month year did commercial radio become popular and how many station were on air what did it look like at the end of the year and who controlled it
in January of 1922, 28 stations were on air by the end in December of 1922 there was 570 station controlled by NBC Red & NBC Blue
CBS & Mutual
who and what year was the first “radio network” created and why was it considered a radio network?
in 1928 NBC Red became the first radio network as they had the same ads played at the same radio stations
how did radio network help music ?
networks radios allowed for music to be nation wide instead of regional as they played popular regional songs nationally
why did radio succeed and diminish records ?
radio succeeded as it was a one time purchase with unlimited content whilst records you have to keep buying and it wasn’t solely just music but they also had shows
what year and 3 people & record label jump started the recording of African Americans music (blues) ?
In 1920 Perry Bradford and Ralph Peer from Okey Records let Mamie Smith an AA women record “crazy blues” which did well and showed there was a market for race music and opened a door for black artist
what was the restriction on AA singers prior to Mamie Smith crazy blues?
AA artist could sing live but they could never record
who created the term race and hillbilly?
Ralph peer
what city was the breeding ground for hill- billy music and what is an example of that ?
nashville was the city and an example is Uncle dave mason and the fruit drinkers “ Carve that possum”
what is the race music category and what was the first record style for race
it is blues and city blues was the first recorded
who is carr and blackwell and what are the 3 impact did they have with “how long blues”.
they are a popular duo to come from race music
1. they allowed for development of blues to become the future city blues
2. isolation the guitar (solo)
3. increased complexity as the were repeating the same melody on different instruments and adding notes
when television first introduced what happened after ?
it was in 1927 and seen as a novelty after through the 1930s it was experimented and was broadcasted in low resolution
what year and who was the first commercial broadcast in TV and how many station were on air 1945 & 1955?
NBC began commercial Broadcast in 1939.
In 1945 6 station were broadcasted and it was limited and live occured only at particular times of the day
In 1955 411 station were broadcasted
when and who created the first black appeal radio and why ?
WDIA Memphis in 1948 was the first black appeal radio due to the fact it was the clearest in black neighbourhoods so they catered to black music
When did Black Appeal radio reach 200 station?
In 1954 there were 200 BA radios on air
why did major networks move to television from radio
they moved to television as you were able to see and sell consumers a lifestyle
what was the music industry like post war ?
Popular Music (Pop) by TPA was still the safe option in 1940s & 1950s
what happened in the mid to late 1950s and what was the most popular song of the 1951
there began to be a big shift in music away from TPA pop music , the most popular song of 1951 was Too young by Nat king Cole
what 4 things caused the shift in the 1950s for music ?
- Teenagers- the new generation and a new age consumer demographic “extended adolescence” - the teenager who was tuning into more BA radio
- baby boomers
- Crossover hits R&B crossing over to pop charts
- Transistor radio: portable media
what were the 3 genre now in the 1950s
C&W - country and western, R&B, POP
what 5 instruments are apart of jump blues?
- Saxophone
- trumpet
- rhythm section (bass,drum, piano)
