When did the music industry start?

Answer 1

The music of early colonists was mostly religious songs or psalms that they brought with them from Europe. These songs were handed from generation to generation. But as America gained its independence, becoming more egalitarian, its music also reflected its new identity. To capture the interest of American audiences, British opera producers added skits and dances, many of them done in "blackface"--white performers painted with black cosmetics to appear black. Eventually, this mimicry of African folk music became known as "minstrelsy"--a very popular form of musical entertainment in mid-19th century

By early 20th Century, music had become a common part of American life. Public schools taught band and orchestra as well as singing. Music schools sprang up in neighborhoods across the country. Pastoral park reverberated with the sound of public concerts. The development of the radio and the phonograph accelerated the spread of song across the country. Jazz was beginning to make its place on the music scene and a variation of traditional jazz developed among white singers in Chicago.

The Depression started a revival of American folk music because these ballads would raise the morale of the homeless and poor and voice the political thoughts of the time. Sentimental ballads, accompanied by guitars and banjos echoed the emotions of a nation trying to recover from economic calamity. And like the popular folk songs, bluegrass music and country-western songs described the conditions of life and love in the United States. Like jazz, these styles were uniquely "American."

In the 1950's, music that combined many of the qualities of blues and jazz with a strong rhythm developed--known as rock and roll. Over the decades it evolved through phases of "acid," "soft," "punk," and "disco," which each added a distinctive style to the traditional rock and roll music.

American music, at the end of the millennium, with its simple lyrics and common appeal, has become one of the country's biggest exports.

Answer 2

Pop is short for "popular", therefore it started from the moment music began, as whichever songs were popular are "pop".

Answer 3

Jazz started to become popular during the Roaring Twenties among the younger generation. (The Roaring Twenties being the period (1920-29) right before the Great Depression)

Answer 4

When Mr Blobby Died

Answer 5

When did America Start?

Answer 6

a long time ago