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Frank Sinatra was a famous artist during the time. He performed his song "I've Got You Under My Skin" and it became a huge hit for the ABC Network. This video shows the contrast between music videos back then and now. It wasn't quite as theatrical and is more focused on the music and the singer.
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This is a political ad used by Eisenhower when he was running for president in 1952. The catchy song and cartoon enable him to appeal to the people. It made it so people always had "Ike" in mind and made them want to vote for him.
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Bing Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world.
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Taken from the score from the 1939 classic film, this particular Wizard of Oz soundtrack contains tracks by the original cast, including Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr, among others.
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The wizard of Oz was an iconic movie of the time and its soundtrack went on to include bestsellers that are still sung today. With famous characters and a classic story line, it had been a piece of art that defined the period.
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Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.
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Frank Sinatra was popular around this time and wrote this song for John F Kennedy when he was running for president in 1959. Frank was a big supporter of his.
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This image is of the original poster broadway show Carousel. Carousel was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein and soon became a hit. It was written in 1945 and takes Budapest and puts it into the coastline of Maine
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The song "That's All Right" is a song written and performed originally by Arthur Crudup. It is best known as the single released by Elvis Presley. It was released in 1945 and soon became a bit hit.
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- https://youtu.be/y5w555eBybM
- https://youtu.be/5yqGujr2-Jw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5jDX-k7m6g&feature=youtu.be
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_All_Right
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Musical1945-Carousel-OriginalPoster.jpg