MUS 505 Lecture 3: Popular Music & Culture – Day 3 & 4
14 Feb 2019
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Popular music & culture day 3 & 4. The 1920s and 1930s: the golden age of tin pan alley, race records, hillbilly music. Big names of tin pan alley song writers: George gershwin (1898-1937: artistic side of song writing, studied classical composition, influenced by jazz. Incorporated european and aa elements in his compositions: rhapsody in blue (concert music, porgy and bless (opera) Al jolson (1886-1950: not a songwriter, was a performer, russian-jewish immigrant, 1900 began touring with minstrels, 1911 broadway debut as blackface singer/comedian, 1922 starred in first talkie, the jazz singer, performed until the 50s. Race records: african american music targeted to african american, was for mainstream market, european americans recorded negro songs , sophie tucker, w. c. Handy published sheet music for memphis blues : there was no specific aa target market for recordings until 1920, race records don"t come in until 1920. St. louis blues, 1925: composed by w. c.
