MUSI 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Swing Era, Lindy Hop, Benny Goodman
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How did radio influence the development of swing: radio was the most important means of promoting popular music that allowed for live broadcasting, the swing craze was controlled and manufactured by large new york- based booking agencies. The largest was mca, music corporation of america. What made harlem important to the development of swing: harlem was by the late 1920s home to a substantial, well-educated, and relatively prosperous black middle class, it has famous nightclubs and dance halls like cotton club. Why black musicians had difficulty in getting equal representations. Difficulty in getting equal airtime on the radio and having their records included among the selections on the jukeboxes. First well-known black dj was jack cooper. Swing is regarded today as nostalgic music. From being in the mood to swinging hard: fox-trot, regimented performance, planned arrangements (no improvisations, jazz-inspired, dance orchestra music, call-response (brass/woods, instrumental solos.
