1920s Music Influence

The 2013 musical hit, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, brought in approximately $16,675,690. This just goes to show how much money is spent and invested on, in music today (Feeney). Music has been apart of the United States culture for some time, while African Americans were enslaved, they used music quite frequently as a means of self- expression. The African music combined with the European music had a major influence on jazz. During the Civil War the troops created music together, this helped them learn how to work together and better understand how to get along, this just goes to show that music is not just a form of entertainment but also a way to bring people together (Carlin 6,9). In the 1920’s music was affected by prohibition, jazz,

In 1919 the 18th amendment was ratified, the 18th amendment prohibited the making of all alcoholic beverages, also known as prohibition. Prohibition was very violent and secretive, prohibition did not last long and ended in 1933 due to the 21st amendment. Soon after the ratification of prohibition, the 19th amendment went into effect in 1920, this amendment allowed women the right to vote. It was a long, tough battle for women to gain suffrage, it took many years, but women across the United States were very consistent. Between 1920-1929 the United States had plenty of money, they lost most all of it due to the economic crash of 1929. The Great Depression (1929-1939) hit the United States hard, the economic crash of 1929 was one of many factors that led to the Great Depression. Billions of dollars were lost due to the economic crash, this sped up the global economic

Without African Culture jazz might not have become what it is today, in the 1920’s people could see the increase of black culture, including music. African music brought many factors to the production of jazz, including African drum beats. With the blacks and whites sharing more ideas about music, this helped with the idea of jazz. New music brought new women, “flappers”, “flappers” were women who were more independent than past generations. They brought a new look to the 1920’s, started doing different things that women normally wouldn't have done, and they always knew the latest dances. New entertainment helped to spread the jazz music across the United States. By the end of the 1920’s more than 12 million families had radios in their home, movie theaters started to become more popular, and jazz bands started to perform at dance