[78-L] name that era

[Malcolm Rockwell]

But wouldn't most of these listed below be considered the tail of the 
Big Band Era?
In retrospect I may have been somewhat flip with my "Bland Era" 
description. I haven't come up with anything better since, though. 
Hmmm... how about The Modern Pop Era (c. 1945 - 1962)? As opposed to the 
common "Pop" category - the category where earlier records (c. 1920 - 
1945) that didn't fit easily into other broad categories are slotted.
Aren't these categories merely marketing tools anyway? The definitions 
are somewhat slippery, no?
Malcolm

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On 4/26/2014 10:23 AM, Joe Scott wrote:
> "I would agree with 1946 - 1950...."
> These tunes, among others, reached number one on the pop charts during 1941-1945:
> Jimmy Dorsey "My Sister And I"
> Jimmy Dorsey "Maria Elena"
> Sammy Kaye "Daddy"
> Jimmy Dorsey "Blue Champagne"
> Freddy Martin "Piano Concerto In A Flat"
> Glenn Miller "Moonlight Cocktail"
> Harry James "Sleepy Lagoon"
> Dick Haymes "You'll Never Know"
> Mills Brothers "Paper Doll"
> Glen Gray "My Heart Tells Me"
> Guy Lombardo "It's Love-Love-Love"
> Bing Crosby "I Love You"
> The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald "I'm Making Believe"
> Les Brown "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time"
> Perry Como "Till The End Of Time"
> Sammy Kaye "Chickery Chick"
> Was that era really so different from later years re "blandness"?
> Joseph Scott
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