MUAR 392 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chuck Berry, Blues Rock, Alan Freed

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Margins (defined anticipated listenership): black music/r&b (african americans), country (southern, rural white audience) Pre 1920, industry almost exclusively concerned with mainstream . Less clearly defined today, more sub genres not necessarily associated with race/ethnicity/class. Growth in the music publishing industry c. 1850. Dominant form of music dissemination through 1920. Nbc develops a coast to coast radio network in 1928. First used to broadcast commercial music in 1920. Wrote in simple song forms, singable melodies. Songs for performance on stage on in the home. Inspired by minstrelsy, irish and scottish song. Died penniless due to lack of copyright protections in the 19th c. Featured impersonations (song, dance, humor) of black people by white performers in blackface. Reflected complex view of race in america at this time (african americans as both objects of derision and attraction) Most popular form of entertainment in usa, uk from 1840s-1880s. Commercial approach to song composition, promotion (plugging), publishing, sales.