1-14 Flashcards
1
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Music Corporation of America
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talent agency, first music then developed into film (Universal)
started by Jules Stein
2
Q
Musicianeers
A
musicians
3
Q
Original Dixie Land Jazz Band
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made the first jazz recordings
4
Q
pianos
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invented in Florence, Italy
5
Q
player piano rolls
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music storage medium used to operate a player piano
6
Q
Promoted the idea of “100 percent American”
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cultural diversity
7
Q
Victor Talking Machine Company
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founded by Eldridge Johnson; American Flagship record company
8
Q
world’s greatest entertainer
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Al Jolson
9
Q
Wrote “St. Louis Blues”
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W.C. Handy
10
Q
talent scout who recorded Jimmie Rodgers and Carter Family
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Ralph Peer
