http://www.vinylrevinyl.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.vinylrevinyl.com/record-shop/jazz-vinyl/dean-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 18 Musical Innovations We Can Thank African Americans For | Vinyl Revinyl Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:09:46 +0000 http://www.vinylrevinyl.com/?page_id=949#comment-1387 [...] Swing music started gaining momentum in the 1920's with the musical innovations of people like Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Featuring large bands that played dance music, swing became the most popular American music from this time through the 40's. In addition, the swing era brought a more broad, and white audience to jazz, and many white musicians were beginning to play jazz music. People such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw introduced swing music to this wider audience, and opened the doors for people like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. [...] [...] Swing music started gaining momentum in the 1920's with the musical innovations of people like Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Featuring large bands that played dance music, swing became the most popular American music from this time through the 40's. In addition, the swing era brought a more broad, and white audience to jazz, and many white musicians were beginning to play jazz music. People such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw introduced swing music to this wider audience, and opened the doors for people like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. [...]

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