INART 115 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Benjamin Franklin Keith, Oh, Dem Golden Slippers, Dixieland

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Black swan records: paramount records, okeh records, victor red seal records, none of the above, the first commercially successful songwriter in american history was: A. w. c. handy: stephen foster, e. p. christy, james a. Bland: none of the above, prior to the great depression, radio was a powerful ally to the recording industry and helped to increase both the sale of sheet music and sound recordings. True: false, steven foster entered into an arrangement with edwin p. christy (the owner of. Christy"s minstrels) that gave christy the exclusive right to premiere several of foster"s songs. Christy became an important factor in introducing foster"s songs to the public and promoting them through performance. Beautiful dreamer : jeanie with the light brown hair , old folks at home (swanee river) , two of the above, all of the above, the first commercially released sound recordings were.