[78-L] Big Band Era

[Rodger J. Holtin]

Thank you, Donna. I recognized that it was a little like asking when generic wooden table became dining room table but you nailed it for me. Exactly what I needed to know. 

Rodger Holtin
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> On Jun 23, 2020, at 11:16 PM, Donna Halper <dlh at donnahalper.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 6/23/2020 10:22 PM, Rodger J Holtin wrote:
>> Would anybody happen to know who coined the term "Big Band Era" or any
>> variations thereof?
> 
> 
> As you know, the term "Big Band" is actually quite old-- I find it in 
> the 1890s, in advertisements for concert halls and county fairs, often 
> referred to as a "big brass band" but sometimes just as a "big band." In 
> the early 1940s, reviewers are talking about the "big name band era"-- 
> in other words, the bandleaders are the stars, and the audience knows 
> the bands by the name of the person who was the leader.  But I don't see 
> any references to the "big band era" until the 1950s, as the music 
> changed and music critics and reviewers were looking back on past trends.
> 
> -- 
> Donna L. Halper, PhD
> Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies
> Lesley University, Cambridge MA
> 
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