Music and Entertainment

Entertainment Movies and Radio became more and more used due to the increase in technology Movie and Radio were used as entertainment for leisure time Film stars became icons and sex symbols of the United States around the world. Popular movie stars of the decade included Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford, Clara Bow, Greta Garbo, and Douglas Fairbanks.

Let’s go to the movies! The 1920’s were dominated by a general increase in “leisure time” By the end of the decade “talkies” replaced silent films, providing Canadians with some cheap (albeit American) entertainment.

Entertainment Mickey Mouse was also very famous in the 1920s Mickey Mouse became everyone’s favorite cartoon in the 1920s, when Walt came out with Steamboat willie.

Writers and Poets Young writers and intellectuals believed this new modern society was cold, materialistic, and impersonal - without opportunities for personal fulfillment. Blames WWI - Ernest Hemingway’s novel, A Farewell to Arms, tells about his generation’s contempt for the war. F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the new youth culture in novels like, The Great Gatsby and The Other Side of Paradise. Ernest Hemmingway

Sports Radio and newspapers play a large role in the growth of sport Increased middle class wealth and leisure time allowed people to watch sporting events Sports become more mainstream because of superstar athletes during the 1920’s. Bobby Jones-Golf Red Grange- Football Babe Ruth- Baseball

1890’s Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-JniCOstA&list=PLFF9C1FAAF6B4321B

1920’s Music and Culture Brand of Music and Culture that connects: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VWKEtkgBY Brand of Music and Culture that connects: Party Lifestyle Prohibition Speakeasies Great Migration

Jazz The musical innovation of the decade was started in New Orleans Followed the Mississippi to Northern cities then spread across the nation Chicago and New York Cultural exchange between African American and other Americans

The Great Migration A large scale movement of thousands of Southern African-Americans to cities in the North African-Americans left to escape racial discrimination in the South and take advantage of the job opportunities in Northern factories

Harlem Renaissance Black intellectuals created a thriving African American culture in Harlem, New York Poets, artists, novelists, and musicians reach back to their African roots to demonstrate the richness of their racial heritage. Going against tradition and moving towards modernity

Harlem Renaissance: Jazz A Product of the Great Migration Southern African Americans moving to the Northern cities Brought with them their culture Revolutionized music of the time Jazz Clubs- Clubbing(dating), Dancing, and Bootlegged Liquor?

Entertainment cont’d “The Charleston” was the most popular ragtime jazz dance. Dance contests were widely popular, often lasting for many hours, to the point of complete exhaustion.

Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

Langston Hughes Besides, I, too, sing America. They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed - I, too, am America. I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Langston Hughes

Renaissance Poetry http://thepoetryplace.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/three-poems-from-langston-hughes-the-harlem-renaissance/