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Bing Crosby was the best selling pop artist of the 1940s. Ragtime, a genre that first became popular in the 1890s, was popular through about the 1940s. After its best-known exponent, Scott Joplin, died in 1917, the genre faded. As the 1920s unfolded, jazz rapidly took over as the dominant form of popular music in the United States.
The Almanac Singers was an American New York City-based folk music group, active between 1940 and 1943, founded by Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and were joined by Woody Guthrie. The group specialized in topical songs, mostly songs advocating an anti-war , anti-racism and pro- union philosophy.
Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra "Frenesi" [4] Victor 26542: March 3, 1940 (): March 29, 1940 (): US BB 1940 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 29 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000, 1,000,000 sold [5]
Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "1940s in music" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Pages in category "Musical groups established in the 1940s" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... 1940 music festivals (1 C) M. Musical groups established in 1940 (28 P) 1940 musicals (12 P) R.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Topics specifically related to the decade 1940s in the music of United States, i.e. in the years 1940 to 1949.