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  2. Golden Age of Radio - Wikipedia

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    Before the early 1950s, when radio networks and local stations wanted to preserve a live broadcast, they did so by means of special phonograph records known as "electrical transcriptions" (ETs), made by cutting a sound-modulated groove into a blank disc. At first, in the early 1930s, the blanks varied in both size and composition, but most ...

  3. 1950s in music - Wikipedia

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    The birth of soul music occurred during the 1950s, and the genre would come to dominate the US R&B charts by the early 1960s. Soul artists of the 1950s include Sam Cooke and James Brown. [8] Jazz music was revolutionized during the 1950s with the rise of bebop, hard bop, modal jazz, and cool jazz.

  4. 1500s in music - Wikipedia

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    1500: estimated – John Browne, English composer of music from the Eton Choirbook (born c. 1453) [16] 1501: February 17 – Stephan Plannck, German music printer active in Italy (born c. 1457) 1505 date unknown – Adam of Fulda, German composer and theoretician (born c. 1445; plague) [17]

  5. Music history of the United States in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    It was a way of thinking perfectly suited to the new market in which vocalists were creating unique identities and hit songs were performed as television skits. [2] Whereas Big Band/Swing music placed the primary emphasis on the orchestration, post-war/early 1950s era Pop focused on the song's story and/or the emotion being expressed.

  6. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s - AOL

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    Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the time, from Elvis to Nina Simone. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s

  7. Timeline of radio - Wikipedia

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    1920s: Radio was first used to transmit pictures visible as television. 1926: Official Egyptian decree to regulate radio transmission stations and radio receivers. [40] Early 1930s: Single sideband (SSB) and frequency modulation (FM) were invented by amateur radio operators. By 1940, they were established commercial modes.

  8. Timeline of musical events - Wikipedia

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    Ancient musicEarly history – 1500s – 1510s – 1520s – 1530s – 1540s – 1550s – 1560s ... 1950 in music, ... the first radio program devoted to ...

  9. 1950 in radio - Wikipedia

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    29 March – Curtain Time ends its run on network radio . [2] 30 April – The Adventures of Christopher London ends its run on network radio . [2] 13 May - Young Love ends its run on network radio (CBS). [2] 1 June – The Chesterfield Supper Club ends its run on network radio . [2] 6 July – Blondie ends its run on network radio . [2]