Flappers! Prohibition! Hot Jazz! The Roaring Twenties!!
The Jazz Age describes
the period from 1918-1929,
the years between the end
of World War I and the start
of the Roaring Twenties;
ending with the rise of
the Great Depression, the
traditional values of this
age saw great decline while
the American stock market
soared.
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The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age in Literature
Additional works on the Jazz Age might include Thomas Wolfe's titanic 1935 book "Of Time and the River," which takes its protagonist from the depths of the Carolinas, to Harvard, and finally to New York in the 1920s, but for a truly harrowing view of the end of the Jazz Age, Wolfe's "You Can't Go Home Again" is recommended for its party scene on the night of the 1929 stock market crash. Edith Wharton's late novel "Twilight Sleep," set in New York and written in 1927, is a great example of social critiques of Jazz Age values and lifestyles. Additionally,The Rosy Crucifixion of Henry Miller, "Sexus," "Plexus," and "Nexus," is set in New York during this period.
Social Acceptance of Minorities and Homosexuals
Sheet music poking fun at the feminine traits many men adopted during the 1920s.In urban areas, minorities were treated with more equality than they had been accustomed to previously. This was reflected in some of the films of the decade. Redskin (1929) and Son of the Gods (1929), for instance, deal sympathetically with Native Americans and Asian Americans, openly reviling social bias. On the stage and in movies, black and white players appeared together for the first time. It became possible to go to nightclubs and see whites and minorities dancing and eating together. Even popular songs poked fun at the new social acceptance of homosexuality. One of these songs had the title "Masculine Women, Feminine Men." It was released in 1926 and recorded by numerous artists of the day and included the following lyrics:
Masculine women, Feminine men
Which is the rooster, which is the hen?
It's hard to tell 'em apart today! And, say!
Sister is busy learning to shave,
Brother just loves his permanent wave,
It's hard to tell 'em apart today! Hey, hey!
Girls were girls and boys were boys when I was a tot,
Now we don't know who is who, or even what's what!
Knickers and trousers, baggy and wide,
Nobody knows who's walking inside,
Those masculine women and feminine men!
Homosexuals also received a level of acceptance that was not seen again until the 1960s. Until the early 1930s, gay clubs were openly operated, commonly known as "pansy clubs". The relative liberalism of the decade is demonstrated by the fact that the actor William Haines, regularly named in newspapers and magazines as the number-one male box-office draw, openly lived in a gay relationship with his lover, Jimmy Shields. Other popular gay actors/actresses of the decade included Alla Nazimova and Ramon Novarro. In 1927, Mae West wrote a play about homosexuality called The Drag, and alluded to the work of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. It was a box-office success. West regarded talking about sex as a basic human rights issue, and was also an early advocate of gay rights. With the return of conservatism in the 1930s, the public grew intolerant of homosexuality, and gay actors were forced to choose between retiring or agreeing to hide their sexuality.
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MUSIC
The memory ofthings gone is
important to a
jazz musician.
Things like
old folks singing
in the moonlight
in the back yard
on a hot night or
something said
long ago.
- Louis Armstrong
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POETRY
Jazzonia~Langston Hughes
Oh, silver tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul!
In a Harlem cabaret
Six long-headed jazzers play.
A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
Lifts high a dress of silken gold.
Oh, singing tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul!
Were Eve's eyes
In the first garden
Just a bit too bold?
Was Cleopatra gorgeous
In a gown of gold?
Oh, shining tree!
Oh, silver rivers of the soul!
In a whirling cabaret
Six long-headed jazzers play.
The Dolly Sisters
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JAZZ -noun 1. music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvis...
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The Paper Moon
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHEET MUSIC People have always loved music. It is said that almost anywhere one goes in the world, there will be somebody playing some kind of rhythm and tune, even if it is just hitting two sticks together! In the early 1900s, p...
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The Talking Machine
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victrola (plural victrolas) In common usage, any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.
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The Flappers!
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flap*per n. 1. A broad flexible part, such as a flipper. 2. A young woman, especially one in the 1920s with disdain for conventional dress and behavior. [Sense 2, British Slang, very young female prostitute, flapper, possibly from flapper, fledgling...
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Vernon and Irene Castle
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Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. They are credited with invigorating the popularity of modern dancing. Vernon Castle (May 2, 1887 - February 15, 1918) was born William Vernon Blyth i...
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Cigarette Cards
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Cigarette cards are trade cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. History Beginning in 1875, cards depicting actresses, baseball players, Indian chiefs, and boxers were issued by the Al...
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Crooners and Songbirds
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The Jazz Age! Tin Pan Alley!! The Great White Way!!! croon ( P ) Pronunciation Key (krn) v. crooned, croon·ing, croons v. intr. 1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popul...
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Dolly Sisters
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BIOGRAPHY The Dolly Sisters, twins Rosika (Rose) and Jansci (Jenny) Deutsch, were born October 25, 1892 in Hungary, and emigrated to the United States in 1905. They perfected a single-sex "tandem" dance act - practicing in front of mirrors - under...
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Fatty Arbuckle
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Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle Born: March 24, 1887-03-24 Smith Center, Kansas, U.S. Died: June 29, 1933 (age 46) New York, New York, U.S. Other name(s): Fatty Arbuckle Years active: 1909-1933 Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle, also known as Fatty Arbuckle (M...
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Bing Crosby
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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Born on May 3, 1903, was an American popular singer and actor whose career lasted until his death on October 14, 1977. Background information Birth name: Harry Lillis Crosby Born: May 3, 1903(1903-05-03) Tacoma, WA, USA D...
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Fats Waller
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Background Information Birth name: Thomas Wright Waller Born: 21 May 1904 Origin: New York City Died: 15 December 1943 (aged 39) Genre: Jazz Occupation(s): Pianist, singer, organist
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Bix Beiderbecke
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Birth name: Leon Bismark Beiderbecke Born: March 10. 1903 Origin: Davenport, Iowa, U.S. Died: August 6, 1931 (aged 28) Genre(s): Jazz / Dixieland Occupation(s): Musician / composer Instrument(s): Cornet, Piano Years active: 1924-1931 Bix Beiderb...
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Louis Armstrong
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Birth Name Louis Daniel Armstrong Also known as Satchmo, Pops Born August 4, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Died July 6, 1971 (aged 69) Corona, Queens, New York City, NY, USA Genre(s) Jazz Dixieland Swing music Traditional po...
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Ethel Waters
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Background information: Born October 31, 1896(1896-10-31) Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Died September 1, 1977 (aged 80) Chatsworth, California, USA Genre(s): Jazz Occupation(s): Actress, singer Instrument(s): Vocals Years active: 1925-1977 Associated acts: Be...
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Dolly Sisters
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BIOGRAPHY The Dolly Sisters, twins Rosika (Rose) and Jansci (Jenny) Deutsch, were born October 25, 1892 in Hungary, and emigrated to the United States in 1905. They perfected a single-sex "tandem" dance act - practicing in front of mirrors - under...
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Bricktop
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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop (Aug 14, 1894 - Feb 1, 1984) was an African-American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well...
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Jane Green
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Jane Green (2 January 1897 - 28 August 1931) was a United States singer popular in the 1920s. Green was born in Kentucky as Martha Jane Greene. She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies and recorded over 30 phonograph records, and appeared in s...
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Annette Hanshaw
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Birth name Annette Hanshaw Born October 18, 1901 Origin USA Died March 13, 1985 Genre(s)Jazz Occupation(s) Singer Instrument(s) Vocals Annette Hanshaw was one of the first great female jazz singers. In the late 1920s she ranked alongside Ethel...
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Libby Holman
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Libby Holman was an American torch singer and stage actress who was, in her time, considered both a scandalous tarnished lady and a tragedy-prone millionairess. Born: Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman May 23, 1904(1904-05-23) Cincinnati, Ohio Died: June 18,...
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Josephine Baker
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Background information Birth name Freda Josephine Carson Born June 3, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri Died April 12, 1975, Paris, France Genre(s) Cabaret, Music Hall, French pop music Occupation(s) Singer, Dancer Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12...
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Ruth Etting
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Ruth Etting on the cover of Radio Mirror magazine, June 1932. Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recor...
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Sophie Tucker
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Birth name Sonia Kalish Born January 13, 1884 Origin Czarist Russia Died February 9, 1966 Genre(s) Jazz vaudeville Occupation(s) Singer/Comedian Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884–February 9, 1966) was a singer and comedian, one of th...
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Lee Morse
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Birth name: Lena Corinne Taylor Born: November 30, 1897 (1897-11-30) Origin: Portland, Oregon Died: December 16, 1954 (aged 57) Genre(s): Jazz, Blues Occupation(s): Singer, Actress Instrument(s): vocals, guitar Years active: 1923-1953 Label(s): Pathe...
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The Pansy Craze
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The Pansy Craze was a period in the late 1920s and early 1930s in which gay clubs and performers (known as pansy performers) experienced a surge in underground popularity in the United States. In this period, there were drag performers such as Ray B...
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