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Record cultures : the transformation of the U.S. recording industry /

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The 1920s was a crucial decade for the recording industry. Large record companies existed, but across the nation there were dozens of small, independently owned and regionally-oriented labels like Black Swan, Champion, Paramount, Gennett, Starr, Okeh and others which catered to specific genres and a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnett, Kyle (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2020].
Subjects:
Sound recording industry > United States > History.
Popular music > Social aspects > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Phonograph Boom : The Expansion of the U.S. Recording Industry
  • "What Do You Think about Jazz?" : Niche Genres and Recording Culture
  • "Are These Not Great Artists?" : Race Records and Genre Discourse
  • "Uninvited and Unannounced" : Old Time Music and Radio
  • "On with the Dance" : Media Industries' Jazz-Age Convergence
  • "The Trademark Dog's Stubby Tail" : Depression and Resurgence.