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Hundreds of voters, who included elected officials, people from the music industry and from the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 by the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to choose the top 365 songs (not necessarily by Americans) of the 20th century with historical ...
[5] The use of popular melodies, meant that women from varying circumstances and backgrounds could sing the songs. [4] Most songs were not written as sheet music, but instead were printed as stanzas of lyrics. [5] The tune was simply placed within the heading of the song. [5] This made it more accessible to lower class women who were not ...
Songs Inspired by Literature, Chapter Two: Larry Kenneth Potts: Nothing Like It in the World: Stephen Ambrose: Relates the story of "Poker" Alice Ivers [51] "The Ballad of Skip Wiley" Barometer Soup: Jimmy Buffett: Tourist Season: Carl Hiaasen: A song about the character Skip Wiley from Hiaasen's 1986 novel. [52] "Banana Co." Radiohead: One ...
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July 14 – Fred Fox, American French horn player and brass instrument teacher (d. 1949) July 24 – Riccardo Malipiero, Italian composer, pianist and music educator (d. 2003) July 26. Ralph Blane, American composer and singer (d. 1995) Erskine Hawkins, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (d. 1993) August 5 – Stjepan Šulek, Croatian ...
Timeline of music in the United States; To 1819; 1820–1849; 1850–1879; 1880–1919; 1920–1949; 1950–1969; 1970–present; Music history of the United States; Colonial era – to the Civil War – During the Civil War – Late 19th century – 1900–1940 – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s
The connection between music and politics has been seen in many cultures. People in the past and present – especially politicians, politically-engaged musicians and listeners – hold that music can 'express' political ideas and ideologies, such as rejection of the establishment ('anti-establishment') or protest against state or private actions, including war through anti-war songs, but also ...
The publication of Francis O'Neill's O'Neill's Music is a milestone in Irish American music history. [195] J. Berni Barbour and N. Clark Smith found the "first relatively permanent (African American) music publishing" company, in Chicago; it is also "probably the first black-owned music publishing company in history". [196]