By Jessica Fellowes Jessica Fellowes discusses the history behind her recently released novel, The Mitford Scandal, focusing on the birth of jazz in America and its cultural impact on post-WWI London.
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How Jazz Changed the World
Tagged with: 1920s, jessica fellowes, Music History, The Mitford Scandal, world war 1
Posted in Modern History
Posted in Modern History
Folk Rock Explosion: Protest Music in Summer 1965
by Andrew Grant Jackson More than half a century ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world.
by Andrew Grant Jackson More than half a century ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world.
Johann Strauss: By Royal Appointment
by John Suchet Johann Strauss Journeys to the United Kingdom Between that first concert on 17 April 1838 and the end of July, Johann Strauss and his orchestra gave a total of seventy-nine performances in London alone, and the list…
Tagged with: Johann Strauss, John Suchet, Music History, Queen Victoria, Strauss
Posted in Modern History
by John Suchet Johann Strauss Journeys to the United Kingdom Between that first concert on 17 April 1838 and the end of July, Johann Strauss and his orchestra gave a total of seventy-nine performances in London alone, and the list…
Posted in Modern History
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