George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" premiered in All of the famous bands toured through Nebraska. Accordion player Lawrence Welk, who was born in Strasburg, North Dakota, performed on radio and toured the Midwest in the s. Millie Opitz was one woman who loved to dance and recalls Lawrence Welk, Guy Lombardo, and other bands that performed in Nebraska.
The flip side of swing and jazz was folk and country music. Harburg for Wizard of Oz. It was sung by Judy Garland about 5 minutes into the movie. The song is now known as her signature song. It topped the charts in in the U. Like many awesome things in the s, this recording was ALSO released in What an unbelievable year! The recording by Glenn Miller is one of the most recognized and most popular instrumentals of the 20th century. Billboard magazine also began publishing their "Hit Parade" on January 4 , as a list of the most popular songs of the time.
Jazz music evolved into different styles with Swing and Big Band becoming prominent throughout the s and the s. Musical films influenced pop culture and many film stars were also popular singers of the time. Broadway creators moved to Hollywood and adapted their stage shows for a wider audience on the silver screen.
Crooners and multi-media solo entertainers grabbed the attention of a younger audience and artists like Rudy Vallee were crowned as some of the first heart throbs, hosting their own shows on radio and making appearances in films all while churning out recorded hits of their own. Musical films were an important part of popular music during the s, offering a brief reprieve from the grim reality of the Great Depression and were an easy and affordable means of entertainment.
These films opened a door to the glamorous world of Hollywood, showcasing song and dance numbers in front of a stylish background. There was a major boom in the production of musicals as the technology of adding synchronized sound improved dramatically following the release of the first talking picture, "The Jazz Singer," in Entertainers that appeared in these films were often well-rounded and had Vaudevillian or Broadway backgrounds to draw from.
The early years of musical films attracted some of Broadway's biggest talents to Hollywood and several songwriters signed contracts with major film studios during the s. The implementation of the Production Code in , establishing stricter standards for the content of films, seemed to stifle creativity in the business and could have been a factor in many of these creators deciding to return their focus to Broadway later in the decade.
The musicals in the Thirties were also known for their elaborately choreographed dance numbers and some of the most iconic choreography came from Busby Berkeley. His films featured intricate and geometric placement of dancers and showgirls in what was called a kaleidoscopic shot, sometimes shown from an over-head angle.
Some of the biggest names in music either emerged from or dabbled in film musicals during the decade, many forging careers that would last several decades.
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