MUAR 392 Lecture Notes - Time Inc., Time Warner, Tony Judt
8 May 2012
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Very successfully adapted gospel songs to secular: it must be jesus became. I ve got a woman ; this little light of. Why did ray charles say his music was not. Recording industry developments: ascap (american society of. Founded in 1914 to protect interests of songwriters and publishers by collecting royalties for music printing, public performances and recordings. Favoured tin pan alley musical tradition; well- crafted songs with sophisticated harmonies, jazz rhythms and love themes. Race and hillbilly songwriters were effectively excluded thus depriving them of opportunity to reap full financial benefit of their songs success. Ascap publishers controlled what music was heard on radio; in films and in a great deal of live performance (e. g. in broadway musicals: ascap vs. bmi. Rival licensing agency, formed by radio networked in 1939. Radio stations in dispute with ascap over increased licensing fees form rival bmi (broadcast music ing) in. Pan alley songwriters to defect, but generally unsuccessful.
