MUSC 2150 Lecture : Lecture 2
5 Mar 2012
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75% of rural populations moved towards the cities. Trade unionism and labour movements became by-products of this revolution. The red scare in the united states: there was a fear that trade unionists were communist revolutionists, these unionists displayed the notion that the wealth should be shared by all . This was a socialist idea, and american republicans feared this idea could spread like a plague in america as it did in russia. During this time, the upper middle class owned the radio stations and controlled air space. They aimed their ads and music to a specific demographic. Ascap (american society of composers, artists and publishers. 1914, formed as a copyright organization: this was a group of publishers responsible for publicising tin pan alley on the airways, the purpose of this organization was to protect and licence rights of lyrics and music. It possessed the power to alter fees to radio stations, controlling fees for almost all music on the air.
