Music Across Generations

Joella, Drake, and Sally

1920-1929 Blues, orchestra

In 1920 the popular

music was blues
mixed with classical
music
people had record
players to play the
songs and to listen
to them
A very popular
musician was George
Gershwin
He made classical
and a mix of jazz
type of music

Rhapsody in blue

George
Gershwin

1930-1939

Popular music in the

1930-1939 was jazz,
piano saxophone and
dancing
People mostly went to
concerts and
performances, to see a
artist, and to dance and
listen to their favorite
songs
Some popular artist
where Bing Crosby,
Benny Goodman, Artie
Shaw, Glenn miller and
more

SING,SING,SING

Benny Goodman

1940-1949
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Walking the Floor Over You

Then

A lot of strings
A lot of switching
vocal registers
Many folk
influences
Some was smooth
Some was twangy
Fiddles were used
Many biblical
themes, heartache
themes, and simple
themes.

Now

More slide guitar

used
More pop
implemented
More catchy
Lyrics and themes
are different
Some artists today are
1. Kacey musgraves
2. Brandy clark
3. Miranda lambert
4.
Tim Mcgraw

Many Iconic
country artists
were present at
this time
Country wasnt
popular all over
Very popular in
some parts of
country

Slide guitar

1950-1959

In the 1950-1959 the

popular music was rock
and roll
People would go to
burger places, soda
shops and listen to
music. They had many
dances
A very popular artist
was elvis presley, he
was known as the king
of rock and roll and
was very popular
He is still listened to
today

Jailhouse rock

Elvis Presley

1960-1969

COUNTERCULTURE

Painted Black: The Rolling Stones

While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Beatles
THE BEATLES

THE ROLLING STONES

Basically a rebellion against

the behavioral culture of
society.
British Invasion

CONCEPT ALBUMS

An album where all the songs have a common theme or tell a story

A time when british pop and

rock music and other parts of their
culture became increasingly
popular due to
COUNTERCULTURE
on both sides of the Atlantic.

1990-1999
This is How We Do It- Montell Jordan

Montell Jordan Pictured

In the 1990s, R&B and dance music was very popular.
Many dance crazes were started that people know and love today.
Artists like Sir Mix-a-Lot, *NSYNC, and Montell Jordan rose to stardom and were very
famous at the time. (I know *NSYNC Is a band, but Justin Timberlake was a very popular artist
short after *NSYNC.)
Instruments like drums and guitars were mainly used. Lots of autotune and FX were used.
Popular R&B artists now include Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, and Nicki Minaj.

2000-2010
Some popular artists were
Britney Spears
Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lopez
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguilera
The Backstreet Boys
The Jonas Brothers

POP

Examples
Baby One More Time:Britney Spears
Cry Me A River: Justin Timberlake

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Observations
Purposeful, obvious,
effects on vocals.
Girl Power!
Cheetah girls(Girl Power)
Christina Aguilera (cant
hold us down)
Destinys Child
(independent women.
Different sound in vocals

YOUTUBE
Changes the way people see
music videos. Used to be on
television
ipod
Also changes the way people
listen to music.Less cds
Mobile broadband
Allow music to be streamed on
any type of app or website like
youtube.