MU 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pete Seeger, Western Swing, Lovesick Blues
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Unit 7: country and folk music come in from the outskirts. The folk music of white southerners became country music when commercial radio came on the air and commercial recordings of this music arrived in stores. Radio"s impact was enormous as well as live appearances on the grand ole opry which also boosted record sales. Publishers) with the exception that ascap required five hit songs for membership thereby excluding virtually everyone who was not part of the pop music mainstream or inner circle. Vernon dalhart: first well known country singer, he recorded for every record label in the business at the time and probably made more recordings than any singer in his day, mus. ex. Jimmie rodgers: said to have influenced 75% of modern country performers either directly or indirectly by personal performances and recordings, he represented the opposing trend when comparing his style to that of the.
