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The song's driving rhythm, basically the first bar of a 3 2 clave, came to have widespread use in jazz comping and musicians still reference it by name. [4] Harmonically, the song features a five-chord ragtime progression (I-III7-VI7-II7-V7-I). [5] Recordings of The Charleston from 1923 entered the public domain in the United States in 2024. [6]
Frank Farnum coaching Pauline Starke to dance Charleston. The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina.The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson, which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one of the most popular hits of the decade.
Johnson's original rhythmic accompaniment inspired several later songs, many of which used the word "Charleston" in the title. [35] The song was played in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, at a dance scene. [37] It was also a featured production number in the 1950 film Tea for Two. [37]
The song is arguably the most recorded popular song, and one of the top jazz standards. Billboard magazine conducted a poll of leading disk jockeys in 1955 on the "popular song record of all time"; four different renditions of "Stardust" made it to the list, including Glenn Miller's (1941) at third place and Artie Shaw's (1940) at number one. [127]
James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz. [1]
"Charleston", a song by Sons of Bill "Charleston", a track on the 1979 Mike Oldfield album Platinum; Other uses. Charleston (name) Charleston, a 2002 by John Jakes ...
The Country Song Came On Tour will feature songs from Bryan's latest album "Mind of A Country Boy" and host an array of special guests including George Birge, Avery Anna, Ashland Craft, Mae Estes ...
Perhaps the best known rock band to hail from South Carolina is Columbia's Hootie & the Blowfish, but other groups such as Spartanburg's The Marshall Tucker Band, The Swinging Medallions, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, alternative metal band Crossfade from Columbia, Charleston's indie Band of Horses, Southern rock band Needtobreathe, and Blue Dogs also hail from the Palmetto State.