[78-L] (no subject)

[Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.]

Stephen Davies wrote:
>         Writing in a philosophical mood, and knowing that there can be 
> only speculation, without an absolute answer....  Recorded immortality 
> hand in hand with mortality.
>
>         I was wondering about how TV kicked into high gear in the 1950's, 
> and the late nights were filled with old movies, even some silents.... How 
> the TV audience at some point in time (1958, 1959, 1960....?) would 
> realize that many of these early actors were now dead.  Any ghoulish 
> feeling might be mixed with an engrossing plotline and/or a blossoming 
> sense of camp based on the style and foibles of previous generations.  (I 
> don't think people were mislabelling it "Nostalgia" yet.)
>
>         So was there a similar watershed moment in the history of 78's, 
> when people realized that the majority of recorded sound belonged to 
> deceased personalities?  Or was the 78 rpm era based always on new songs, 
> new styles without any retrospective similar to the TV programming and no 
> sentimental prickings?
>
>         There seems to be a great sense of addressing posterity in the 
> earliest Edison recordings.  At some point, recorded sound became so 
> common that it was just a consumeable moment rather than a historic event. 
>  When did discs regain the status of  being a legacy?  I presume the 
> answer depends on what genre of recording is being considered:  classical, 
> popular, spoken word...
>   
Interesting thought.
I was just considering this myself in a way.
When the acoustical era was in full swing, what were the "old standards"?
What is lost to us and seems so corny-campy now!
Steven Foster
Old Vaudeville tunes
Operettas and their stars long forgotten...

No Carmichael
No Miller
No Rogers
No Kiss Me Kate

Is this music corny-campy to our kids? I suppose...



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