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popularization of the radio
by the early 1930s radios became more and more common. many families had them in their houses which led to different types of music becoming popular like swing music -
the start of the swing era
the swing era of music started in the early 1930s. swing music is similar to jazz and consisted of mainly solo artists improvising songs. -
cities and their bands
by the early 1930s, many major cities had produced a popular band or solo artist. New York had Fletcher Henderson, Memphis had Jimmy Lunceford, Baltimore had Chuck Webb, and there were many others -
the jukebox
in 1933 the jukebox became popular. this was important to spreading music to widespread audiences -
Benny Goodman
He performed at the Palomar Ballroom in Hollywood, California. This started the era of big band music in the swing genre -
popular songs and artists
as the popularity of swing music grew in the mid-1930s many artists emerged. for example, the Boswell Sisters, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Fletcher Henderson -
subgenres
subgenres of swing music began to emerge. electro swing, western swing, and swing pop are all examples of this. they all had varying success but none were as popular as the original genre. -
the decline
by the end of the 1930s the popularity of swing music started to decline. many people still enjoyed it but not as much as before. new artists still emerged such as Charlie Parker and Don Byas -
end of an era
the end of the swing music era was in the early-mid 1940s. after being on a decline for a few years it finally lost a majority of its popularity. new music trends emerged but swing did have a bit of a revival in the years to follow.