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Music radio : the great performers and programs of the 1920s through early 1960s / Jim Cox.

Author/creator Cox, Jim, 1939-
Format Book and Print
Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2005.
Descriptionix, 369 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Preface -- The Bell Telephone Hour -- The big bands -- The Bing Crosby Show -- 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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
LCCN 2005001716
ISBN0786420472 (illustrated case binding ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780786420476 (illustrated case binding ; alk. paper)

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