99% Invisible: The Day Music Stopped
Feb 17, 2023 1:16:14 GMT
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Post by James on Feb 17, 2023 1:16:14 GMT
Interesting podcast episode. Their description is better than I can do:
On Aug. 1, 1942, the nation’s recording studios went silent. Musicians were fed up with the new technologies threatening their livelihoods, so they refused to record until they got their fair share. One Year's Evan Chung explores one of the most consequential labor actions of the 20th century, and how it coincided with an underground revolution in music led by artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Really interesting story; I never heard of this but it seems like the concerns of musicians being compensated is not a new one.
I mentioned it once before but there is an excellent book about how music piracy came to pass called “How Music Got Free” by Stephen Witt which was outstanding as well.
On Aug. 1, 1942, the nation’s recording studios went silent. Musicians were fed up with the new technologies threatening their livelihoods, so they refused to record until they got their fair share. One Year's Evan Chung explores one of the most consequential labor actions of the 20th century, and how it coincided with an underground revolution in music led by artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Really interesting story; I never heard of this but it seems like the concerns of musicians being compensated is not a new one.
I mentioned it once before but there is an excellent book about how music piracy came to pass called “How Music Got Free” by Stephen Witt which was outstanding as well.
