The 1930s were a difficult period of time in the US, with droughts and the stock market crash people were jobless and homeless. Music, though, perhaps because of this was booming in the 1930s. Jazz, swing and big band music provided a much needed lift for people who could access music at the time.
I have selected some, but not all, of course of the decades most famous hits. What's missing? Share some of your own favorites from this troubling time in Americana.
I've included:
Woody Guthrie Glenn Miller Kate Smith Benny Goodman Cab Calloway Billie Holiday Ethel Waters Louis Armstrong Artie Shaw Ella Fitzgerald
Woody Guthrie
Glenn Miller
Kate Smith
Benny Goodman
Cab Calloway
Billie Holiday
Ethel Waters
Louis Armstrong
Artie Shaw
Ella Fitzgerald