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History of the Tin Pan Alley Music Scene by Alex Cosper (10/8/14) Here are examples of songs that capture the spirit of specific eras: American Revolution - Richard Schuckburgh - Yankee Doodle (1770s) The Federalist Era - Arthur Clifton - Aulde Lang Syne (1790s) The Democratic-Republican Era - John J. Hawkins - The People's March The Louisiana Purchase - The Romantic Era - Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 War of 1812 - Francis Scott Key/John Stafford Smith - The Star Spangled Banner The French Revolution - Alexander Campbell - Bonaparte's Retreat Removal of American Indians - I.B Woodbury (music), author unknown - The Indian's Prayer Minstrel Shows - Stephen Foster - Oh! Suzanna California Gold Rush - Jesse Huchinson, Jr. - The California Gold Diggers Abolition of Slavery - Stephen Foster - Poor Uncle Tom, Good Night The Northern Union States - Patrick Gilmore - When Johnny Comes Marching Home The Southern Confederate States - Daniel Decatur Emmett - Dixie American Civil War - Charles Picard Ware - Michael, Row the Boat Ashore Rise of the Railroad - Princeton University - I've Been Workin' On The Railroad Spanish-American War - George M. Cohan - Yankee Doodle Boy The Industrial Revolution - The Star Spangled Banner World War I - The Star Spangled Banner Women's Suffrage - The Star Spangled Banner Prohibition and Speak Easies - Battle Hymn of the Republic Rise of Organized Crime - The Star Spangled Banner The Great Depression - The Star Spangled Banner The New Deal - The Star Spangled Banner Color Films: Wizard of Oz - Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow World War II - Glenn Miller Orchestra - In The Mood The Atomic Bomb - Scott Joplin - The Entertainer The Korean War - W.C. Handy - St. Louis Blues Shopping malls - The Charleston Rock and Roll - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode The Beat Generation - The Star Spangled Banner Interstate Highways - Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy NASA and space exploration - Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock Satellite technology - Tornadoes - Telstar Civil Rights movement - Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come The Kennedys and the New Frontier - Dion - Abraham Martin and John Surf Era - Beach Boys - Surfin Safari Hot Rod Era - Jan and Dean - Deadman's Curve The Hippy Movement - Dobie Gray - The In Crowd Psychedelic Experimentation - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows The Vietnam War - Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore Covert CIA Actions - The Fugs - CIA Man Freeform Radio - The Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll Radio Summer of Love - The Star Spangled Banner Drug Culture - Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit Sexual Revolution - Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' Apollo Space missions - Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels Media Censorship - Peter, Paul and Mary - I Dig Rock and Roll Muisc Enviromental Movement - Beach Boys - Don't Go Near the Water Energy Crisis - Dickie Goodman - Energy Crisis '73 Watergate - Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin' P.O.W. Homecoming - The Star Spangled Banner Nostalgia - David Essex - Rock On The Disco Era - Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby CItizen's Band radio trend - C.W. McCall - Convoy No Nukes - The Star Spangled Banner FM radio - Steely Dan - FM Disco backlash - Steve Dahl - Do You Think I'm Disco Music videos - The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Video game revolution - Joe Walsh - Space Age Whiz Kids Iran Hostage Crisis - The Star Spangled Banner Iran-Contra Scandal - The Star Spangled Banner MTV vverkill - Dire Straits - Money For Nothin' Yuppie generation - Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square Post Traumatic Disorder Syndrome - Harold Faltermeyer - 19 War on Drugs - Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues Street gangs - Ice T - Colors Reaganomics and Trickle Down Theory - ABC - How To Be a Millionaire Farms go bankrupt - Pretenders - My City Was Gone World hunger famine relief - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas US and USSR Cold War - Sting - Russians Nuclear War scare - Men At Work - It's A Mistake Reagan and foreign affairs - R.E.M. - World Leader Pretender AIDS/HIV/sexually transmitted disease - People Are Still Having Sex Cable TV expansion - Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels George Bush's New World Order - Ministry - N.W.O. No New Taxes Lie - A Thousand Points of Night Parental Advisory Stickers on CDs - 2 Live Crew - Banned in the U.S.A. Tech bubble - The Star Spangled Banner Internet age - The Star Spangled Banner Corporatization of America - Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun 911: World Trade Center tragedies - The Star Spangled Banner War in Afghanistan - Neil Young - Let's Roll War in Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction - Neil Young - Let's Impeach the President Digital downloads - The Star Spangled Banner Great recession/Housing market collapse - The Star Spangled Banner Social media - The Star Spangled Banner Organic food vs GMOs - The Star Spangled Banner Green revolution - The Star Spangled Banner Here are examples of songs that capture the spirit of specific decades (19th century writers/20th century artists): 1800s - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 1810s - Francis Scott Key/John Stafford Smith - The Star Spangled Banner 1820s - Thomas Dartmouth Rice - Jim Crow 1830s - John Barnett - Lady, The Silver Moon Shines Brightly 1840s - Virginia Minstrels - Blue Tail Fly 1850s - R. Sinclair (music), author unknown - Row Row Your Boat 1860s - Julia Ward Howe (lyrics) & William Steffe (music) - Battle Hymn of the Republic 1870s - Daniel E. Kelley (music), Brewster M. Higley (lyrics) - Home On The Range 1880s - John Philip Sousa - Semper Fidelis 1890s - John Philip Sousa - Stars and Stripes Forever 1900s - Scott Joplin - The Entertainer 1910s - W.C. Handy - St. Louis Blues 1920s - The Charleston 1930s - Bing Crosby - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1940s - Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1950s - Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock 1960s - Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind 1970s - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 1980s - USA For Africa - We Are the World 1990s - Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun 2000s - Tom Petty - The Last DJ 2010s - Daft Punk - Television Rules the Nation See also: History of Classical Music How to start a music project Tips on how to produce music Job of a live sound engineer Affordable ways to promote music online |
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