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Music of the Roaring Twenties

Music of the Roaring Twenties. Clip. The Jazz Age. Louis Armstrong- one of the people who helped change the music of the twenties Bessie Smith-known as the “Blues Empress” Duke Ellington- he was known as America’s great composers

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Music of the Roaring Twenties

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  1. Music of the Roaring Twenties • Clip

  2. The Jazz Age • Louis Armstrong- one of the people who helped change the music of the twenties • Bessie Smith-known as the “Blues Empress” • Duke Ellington- he was known as America’s great composers • George Gershwin- produced some of America’s most famous music in the twenties

  3. Al Jolson- Al was a famous jazz singer in the twenties

  4. Pictures… Duke Ellington George Gershwin Bessie Smith

  5. Blues and Jazz • These all came from the African American community • Recognized as a form of African art • The blues can be traced back as far as the 1860’s • The blues were born the North Mississippi Delta following the Civil War • The blues are influenced by African roots,field hollers,ballads and church music • Jazz is the art of expression

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