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In 1920, the jazz age was underway and was indirectly fueled by prohibition of alcohol. [5] In Chicago, the jazz scene was developing rapidly, aided by the immigration of over 40 prominent New Orleans jazzmen to the city, continuous throughout much of the 1920s, including The New Orleans Rhythm Kings who began playing at Friar's Inn. [5]
Marion Harris (born Mary Ellen Harrison; March 25, 1897 – April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer who was most successful in the late 1910s and the 1920s.She was the first widely-known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs.
The Jazz Singer Warner Home Video Author Alfred A. Cohn (1880–1951), Alan Crosland (1894–1936), Samson Raphaelson (1894–1983), Louis Silvers (1889–1954)
Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; [1] [2] January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. [3] Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era.
The Jazz Singer contains those, as well as numerous synchronized singing sequences and some synchronized speech: Two popular tunes are performed by the young Jakie Rabinowitz, the future Jazz Singer; his father, a cantor, performs the devotional Kol Nidre; the famous cantor Yossele Rosenblatt, appearing as himself, sings an excerpt of another ...
“One can plausibly argue that the debate over jazz was just one of many that characterized American social discourse in the 1920s” (Ogren 3). In 1919, jazz was being described to white people as “a music originating about the turn of the twentieth century in New Orleans that featured wind instruments exploiting new timbres and performance techniques and improvisation” (Murchison 97).
3 – Von Freeman, American tenor saxophonist (died 2012). 4 – Stan Hasselgård, Swedish clarinetist (died 1948). 5 – Jim Godbolt, English jazz historian and journalist (died 2013) 15 – Lorraine Gordon, American jazz music advocate, Village Vanguard jazz club (died 2018). [5] 29 – Neal Hefti, American trumpeter and composer (died 2008).
3 – Johnny Hartman, American singer (died 1983). 4 – Aaron Sachs, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2014). 7 – Kitty White, American singer (died 2009). 13 – Norma Zimmer, American vocalist (died 2011). 15 – Philly Joe Jones, American drummer (died 1985). 23 – Claude Luter, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist (died 2006).