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raccoon

(31,110 posts) Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:54 AM Jun 2014

If the 1930's had the economic climate of the 1950's, such that many young people had spending money

to spend on "frivolous" stuff such as vinyl, do you think big band music might have made as much
of a splash as rock did in the '50's?

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If the 1930's had the economic climate of the 1950's, such that many young people had spending money (Original Post) raccoon Jun 2014 OP

just off hand Leme Jun 2014 #1

It did anyway... First Speaker Jun 2014 #2

Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall was bigger than the Beatles at Yankee Stadium Ptah Jun 2014 #3

Um, it did. malthaussen Jun 2014 #4

Leme

(1,092 posts)

1. just off hand

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:26 AM

Jun 2014

I think the big band music did have as big an impact. Maybe even more. The medium then was radio.... and it was rather new also. I think a lot of the big bands had radio shows. And at that time there was nothing bigger than that. I am sure a few people here have a lot better knowledge than I have on this.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

2. It did anyway...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:27 AM

Jun 2014

...from 1935 to 1945, big band--"swing"--dominated American popular culture as thoroughly as rock ever did a generation later. This was America's real "Jazz Age"... Admittedly, the worst of the Depression was past by 1935. But it was huge while it lasted...

Ptah

(33,029 posts)

3. Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall was bigger than the Beatles at Yankee Stadium

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 10:45 AM

Jun 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman#Carnegie_Hall_concert

This concert has been regarded as one of the most significant in jazz history. After
years of work by musicians from all over the country, jazz had finally been accepted
by mainstream audiences. Recordings were made of this concert, but even by the
technology of the day the equipment used was not of the finest quality. Acetate
recordings of the concert were made, and aluminum studio masters were also cut.

malthaussen

(17,195 posts)

4. Um, it did.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:19 AM

Jun 2014

Maybe more. I wonder if there are more big band/swing movies than rock movies. Could very well be.

-- Mal

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