Music radio : the great performers and programs of the 1920s through early 1960s /
Cox, Jim, 1939-
Music radio : the great performers and programs of the 1920s through early 1960s / Jim Cox. - ix, 369 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
The Bell Telephone Hour -- The big bands -- The Bing Crosby sShow -- The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street -- Cities service concerts -- The classics -- The contests -- The disc jockeys -- The Fred Waring Show -- Grand Ole Opry -- The horse operas -- The house bands -- The Hummert musicales -- The Kate Smith Show -- The Railroad Hour -- The sacred singers -- The vocalists -- The Voice of Firestone -- Your Hit Parade.
"This work encompasses the range of musical programming from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. Jazz, country, classical, gospel, pop, big band, western, and semi-classical forms are covered, as are the vocalists, instrumentalists and disc jockeys who made them available to listeners"--Provided by publisher. "Music Radio encompasses the entire range of musical programming from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. Jazz, country, classical, gospel, pop, big band, western, and semi-classical forms are covered, as are the vocalists, instrumentalists and disc jockeys who made them available to listeners."--BOOK JACKET.
0786420472 9780786420476
2005001716
Radio and music--United States
Radio programs, Musical--United States
Music--History and criticism--United States--20th century
Musicians--United States
Disc jockeys--United States
ML68 / .C8 2005
781.544097309041
Music radio : the great performers and programs of the 1920s through early 1960s / Jim Cox. - ix, 369 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
The Bell Telephone Hour -- The big bands -- The Bing Crosby sShow -- The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street -- Cities service concerts -- The classics -- The contests -- The disc jockeys -- The Fred Waring Show -- Grand Ole Opry -- The horse operas -- The house bands -- The Hummert musicales -- The Kate Smith Show -- The Railroad Hour -- The sacred singers -- The vocalists -- The Voice of Firestone -- Your Hit Parade.
"This work encompasses the range of musical programming from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. Jazz, country, classical, gospel, pop, big band, western, and semi-classical forms are covered, as are the vocalists, instrumentalists and disc jockeys who made them available to listeners"--Provided by publisher. "Music Radio encompasses the entire range of musical programming from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. Jazz, country, classical, gospel, pop, big band, western, and semi-classical forms are covered, as are the vocalists, instrumentalists and disc jockeys who made them available to listeners."--BOOK JACKET.
0786420472 9780786420476
2005001716
Radio and music--United States
Radio programs, Musical--United States
Music--History and criticism--United States--20th century
Musicians--United States
Disc jockeys--United States
ML68 / .C8 2005
781.544097309041