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  2. 1930s - Wikipedia

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    Cole Porter was a popular music artist in the 1930s, with two of his songs, "Night and Day" and "Begin the Beguine" becoming No. 1 hits in 1932 and 1935 respectively. The latter song was of the Swing genre, which had begun to emerge as the most popular form of music in the United States since 1933.

  3. American cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Music; Sculpture; Theater; ... From 1912 to the end of the 1930s researchers discovered and popularized the role of ... made popular by fast food chains such as ...

  4. 1930 in music - Wikipedia

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    The top popular records of 1930 listed below were compiled from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954, [3] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1930, the numbers are only used for a frame of ...

  5. Category:1930s fads and trends - Wikipedia

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    1930s in food (3 C, 1 P) M. 1930s in music (28 C, 4 P) S. 1930s slang (2 P) T. ... Pages in category "1930s fads and trends" The following 3 pages are in this ...

  6. Timeline of music in the United States (1920–1949) - Wikipedia

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    Late 1930s music trends The radio industry matures, beginning to more successfully focus on increasing market share rather than "abstract cultural good", diminishing the "demand for fine-art music and correspondingly (increasing) the demand for popular music". [59] Big band swing music makes jazz a part of mainstream American pop. The ...

  7. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  8. Novelty song - Wikipedia

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    Novelty songs achieved great popularity during the 1920s and 1930s. [1] [2] They had a resurgence of interest in the 1950s and 1960s. [3] The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music; the other two divisions were ballads and dance music. [4]

  9. Popular music - Wikipedia

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    Popular music is music with wide appeal [1] [2] [3] ... In the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s, there was a move towards consolidation in the recording industry ...