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Chicago, Illinois is a major center for music [1] in the midwestern United States where distinctive forms of blues (greatly responsible for the future creation of rock and roll), and house music, a genre of electronic dance music, were developed.
Contains primarily posters, programs, and souvenir books from 19th-century public performances and Playbill and Showbill magazines from the 20th century. Also contains musical performance programs for amateur recitals, operas, and ballets. A smaller number of programs are included for lectures, memorials, and tributes.
7 lip 2023 · 1933: Venues for blues music proliferated in Chicago following the repeal of Prohibition and Tampa Red became one of the city's hottest live acts with the backing of his band, the Chicago Five. His wife, Frances, acted as his business manager, and their home became an informal boarding house, booking agency, and rehearsal space, where many ...
27 sty 2022 · Cabarets and dance halls became spaces for both musical and social experimentation, and the new genre of “jazz”—also known as “hot music”—was at the center of it all.
11 wrz 2017 · Spellbound´s Chicago 1930 is simply a masterpiece. And here´s why: the german video game studio Spellbound Entertainment were the kings of real time tactic. Graphics look beautiful, sound is great and gameplay is fun.
This paper launches the first analysis of the legacy and local impact of Cassidy’s music criticism, positing Cassidy’s ability to reach wide audiences at the Tribune, her colorful writing style, and advocacy for Chicago’s arts as primary factors in her rise.
This book advances an interpretation of the cultural history of jazz in Chicago from its origins to the Depression. In recent decades musicologists and music critics, whose major findings will be incorporated into the present study, have demonstrated the musical depth and artistic originality of jazz, tracing the lines of influence running from ...
