In 1920 the United was known as the Jazz age. The making
of Jazz came upon African Americans moving up north to find better jobs.
They brought their culture, music, and creative art to Harlem, New York which started the
Harlem Renaissance. During this time many African
Americans style of music and dances such as The Charleston,
The bunny hug, and The Black bottom started to become much more
popular.
The expansion of Jazz brought about the
large scale radio broadcast in 1922. The Crystal radio was the first radio
manufactured. It took a piece of gelana crystal and cat whiskers to find a
signal for this radio. It was said that they were not really good use
because the earphones were very weak. While many tried to fix bugs in the
radio, an inventor named Edwin Armstrong came up with the De Forest Audion
tube. It was also called the vacuum tube. He soon changed the name of the
crystal radio to the "Radiola Superheterdyne. The most popular radio
station was the “potter palm”. There were many recorded white bands
but it was not until 1922 when recording
companies noticed African American bands could become popular.
The most famous jazz player Louis Armstrong got more airtime than any
other African American jazz players. The reason for that is because they
preferred to played white music only. Around the same time of this event
was women’s suffrage. Women started to make a statement in society as
flappers, which are basically women that wore short skirts and bobbed hair.
They also listened to a lot of jazz, smoked, and drove nice automobiles.
One of the most well respected jazz singers was Bessie Smith. She first
started out playing the piano in her husband’s band
called the “Hot Five” which soon became the “Hot Seven”. Although she did not
get credit until the 1930’s, she started her career in the
20’s.
of Jazz came upon African Americans moving up north to find better jobs.
They brought their culture, music, and creative art to Harlem, New York which started the
Harlem Renaissance. During this time many African
Americans style of music and dances such as The Charleston,
The bunny hug, and The Black bottom started to become much more
popular.
The expansion of Jazz brought about the
large scale radio broadcast in 1922. The Crystal radio was the first radio
manufactured. It took a piece of gelana crystal and cat whiskers to find a
signal for this radio. It was said that they were not really good use
because the earphones were very weak. While many tried to fix bugs in the
radio, an inventor named Edwin Armstrong came up with the De Forest Audion
tube. It was also called the vacuum tube. He soon changed the name of the
crystal radio to the "Radiola Superheterdyne. The most popular radio
station was the “potter palm”. There were many recorded white bands
but it was not until 1922 when recording
companies noticed African American bands could become popular.
The most famous jazz player Louis Armstrong got more airtime than any
other African American jazz players. The reason for that is because they
preferred to played white music only. Around the same time of this event
was women’s suffrage. Women started to make a statement in society as
flappers, which are basically women that wore short skirts and bobbed hair.
They also listened to a lot of jazz, smoked, and drove nice automobiles.
One of the most well respected jazz singers was Bessie Smith. She first
started out playing the piano in her husband’s band
called the “Hot Five” which soon became the “Hot Seven”. Although she did not
get credit until the 1930’s, she started her career in the
20’s.
American Jazz Culture in the 1920S." Jazz Culture: The 1920s.
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