MUS 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Song Plugger, Nbc, Electric Blues
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The great migration had an immense influence on the development of rock and roll as a genre. The great migration was a movement of many african americans north during the early. These african americans were moving north because they were searching for fair wages and adequate jobs. *as white americans enlisted or were drafted and went to war there were numerous job openings throughout the north. *this would be crucial in establishing chicago as the capital of blues and the creation of the electric blues. Many clubs and dance halls opened due to the demand for black music as a result of the. +white musicians could hear black music for the first time. 1925 was when the electric microphone was invented which was huge in allowing radio stations to broadcast music. 1926 was when nbc, the national broadcasting company, was founded which was huge in creating a national audience for music.
