MUAR 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Independent Record Label, Broadcast Music, Inc., Jump Blues
17 Apr 2016
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Rhythm and blues, country music and independent record labels. Popular music in the 1920s and 30s segmented into popular, hillbilly, and. Radio was dominated by national network shows (a mix of music, drama, comedy, variety, etc. ) The music they played tended to be songs written by tpa songwriters that fell under the popular category. American society of composers and publishers (ascap) Strict rules about who they would accept as a composer which did not include composers of hillbilly and race music. Industry segregation popular musicians and hillbilly musicians. The four 1940s majors (rca victor, columbia, decca, and capitol) considered the profitability of race/hillbilly music to be limited. Independent record labels, with lower overhead costs, could afford to take greater risks and put out recordings in these fields. Field recordings went out to discover talent (often rural areas in the south)
