History Main / MusicOfThe1930s

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!! Musicians

* Music/TheAndrewsSisters: Recorded first singles in the late 1930s.
* Music/LouisArmstrong. Became famous during the 1920s, but still active during the 1930s.
* Music/GeneAutry: A singing cowboy who released his first records early in the decade

* Music/BelaBartok: Composed "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta"" (1936).
* Music/CountBasie: Became a bandleader this decade and released his first recordings.
* Music/CabCalloway. Professional music career started in 1930. First major hit in 1931.

* Charlie Christian: "The genius of the electric guitar", Christian joined Benny Goodman's band in 1939 and had a brief run of stardom before his untimely death.

* Music/DukeEllington. Still active during the 1930s.
* Music/EllaFitzgerald started during this decade.

* Music/BillieHoliday. Made her first recordings.

* Music/RobertJohnson. All of his known recordings took place in 1936 and 1937.

* Music/LeadBelly: Blues and Folk singer who began making records during this decade.

* Les Paul. The early guitar hero began his career in 1928 and started to perform on the radio in 1934.

* Music/DjangoReinhardt. Made his first recordings during this decade.

* Creator/RoyRogers. First few singles were released late in the decade.
* Music/RaviShankar: Began performing a child singer and dancer in a musical ensemble that travelled the world.

* Music/FrankSinatra. First commercial record in 1939.
* Music/BessieSmith: Made her final recordings in 1933.
* Music/IgorStravinsky. Composed neoclassical works during this decade.
* Music/SunRa: Started performing in 1934.
* Music/ArtTatum: First recordings in 1933.

* Music/KurtWeill. Still working in collaboration with Creator/BertoltBrecht.

!! Genres that debuted or were popular in the 1930s:

* BigBand
* {{Blues}}
* ClassicalMusic
* {{Jazz}}
* CountryMusic
* {{Tango}}
* WorldMusic

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