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Louis Armstrong

Posted on July 9, 2010 by revolutionaryrob

In my movie there would be a lot of portrayals of the dualities of American life, and I think, at least for me, When the Saints Go Marching In is one of those songs that is both happy and sad at the same time.  You could say it’s an all-purpose song, but I have specifically happy and specifically sad thoughts about it when I hear it, and the imagery it would be matched up with could bring up both emotions.  It’s also classic Louis Armstrong, who is classic jazz, from the Jazz Age, the 1920s, where the arc of my movie would peak.

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Jazz Age 1920 to 1929

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jing

This song is from YouTube. It was introduced in the first recording of The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, which is generally considered as one of the bands who had their first Jazz recording in 1917. Their recordings sparked the Jazz Age of the United States.

The Jazz Age describes the period after the end of World War I, through the roaring Twenties, ending with the onset of the Great Depression. Jazz was first performed in New Orleans dating from the early 1910s. In 1920s Following World War I, African Americans in search of better employment opportunities moved to the northern part of the United States. With them, they brought their Jazz culture to big cities like New York and Chicago. During this period of time, Jazz was popular music performance in bars, dancing halls and night clubs. Jazz was also changed men’s and women’s fashion style as well.

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