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The onset of World War Two results in limited record production, particularly non-pop records, slowing the growth of rhythm & blues music until war's end in 1945.
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Family members identifying the dead in Kerch. 1941
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland. Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and France soon fall into German control.
The New York Times, September 1st, 1939
September 1st, 1939, Poland; German troops invade Poland.
June 14, 1940 - German troops march into Paris.
German troops marching on the Champs Elysees, Paris, 14 June 1940.
Parade on the day that Paris fell to the Nazi invaders.
July 1940-September 1940 - Germany and Great Britain fight an air war, the Battle of Britain, along the English coastline.
1940, A London bus lies wrecked after being hit by a bomb during a German air raid on London, other buildings were severely damaged.
June 22, 1941 - Germany invades the Soviet Union.
Beginning of the campaign against soviet union /eastern front:
German units on the advance - road to Duenaburg. 22./23.06.1941
December 11, 1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
February 1, 1943 - The German troops in Stalingrad surrender, defeated in large part by the Soviet winter. The defeat marks the halt of Germany's eastbound advance.
Battle of Stalingrad, 1942
May, 1943 - An increasingly common sight after the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in February 1943: a determined Red Army soldier.
June 6, 1944 - D-Day, in which Allied forces land on five beaches at Normandy in Europe: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
A colourised photograph of Omaha Beach on D-Day itself bustling with the activity of reinforcements arriving to back up combat troops advancing against the Nazis in Normandy.
April 25, 1945 - Soviet troops surround Berlin.
Soviet soldiers attack down a Berlin street. April, 1945
May 8-9, 1945 - V-E Day, Victory in Europe. The war in Europe is officially over.
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home, 1942
1942 - Illinois Jacquet kicks off the tenor sax as a primary R&B instrument with his wild solo on Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home".
Illlinois Jacquet performs on stage with the Lionel Hampton orchestra in 1943 in the United States.
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, (L-R) (back row) Illinois Jacquet (ts), Marshall Royal (as), Dexter Gordon (ts), Ernie Royal (tp), Karl George (tp), (front row) Lionel Hampton (vb), Jack McVea (bar), Henry Sloan (tb), Joe Newman (tp) pose for a group portrait in 1942 in the United States.
Illinois Jacquet performs on stage with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, USA, 1942
Herman Lubinsky, Savoy Records, Nov. 1942
Herman Lubinsky and Savoy Records begin operations in Newark, New Jersey, focusing on recording black artists.
Herman Lubinsky in 1923
Herman Lubinsky launched what would become one of the most important record labels in black music history, Savoy Records, on November 7, 1942.
Freddy Webster, trumpet; Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis, saxophone; Herman Lubinsky; Cozy Cole, drums; Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody); Harold Underhill, guitar; Billy Taylor, bass; Jay Cole, piano;
1944 recording session
Billboard magazine, Oct. 1942
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Oct. 24, 1942, Billboard magazine debuts the Harlem Hit Parade to chart the top singles in the "race" field, a precursor to rhythm & blues.
Oct. 24, 1942, Billboard magazine debuts the Harlem Hit Parade to chart the top singles in the "race" field, a precursor to rhythm & blues.
In the issue dated Oct. 24, 1942, Billboard premiered its first R&B chart. Its name? The "Harlem Hit Parade," which was defined as a ranking of the "most popular records in Harlem, based on sales reports from Rainbow Music Shop, Harvard Radio Shop, Lehman Music Company, Harlem De Luxe Music Store, Ray's Music Shop and Frank's Melody Music Shop, New York." Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy topped the inaugural tally with "Take It and Git."
Harlem Hit Parade Top 10 in USA
- October 24, 1942
1 Take It And Git-Andy Kirk
2 Trav'lin Light-Paul Whiteman & Billie Holiday
3 Mr. Five By Five-Freddie Slack
4 Stormy Monday Blues-Earl Hines
5 I'm Gonna Leave You At The Outskirts Of Town-Louis Jordan
6 When The Lights Go On Again-Lucky Millinder
7 Don't Get Around Much Anymore-Four Ink Spots
8 Let's Be Friends-Lil Green
9 Every Night About This Time-Four Ink Spots
10 Just As Though You Were Here-Four Ink Spots
- October 24, 1942
1 Take It And Git-Andy Kirk
2 Trav'lin Light-Paul Whiteman & Billie Holiday
3 Mr. Five By Five-Freddie Slack
4 Stormy Monday Blues-Earl Hines
5 I'm Gonna Leave You At The Outskirts Of Town-Louis Jordan
6 When The Lights Go On Again-Lucky Millinder
7 Don't Get Around Much Anymore-Four Ink Spots
8 Let's Be Friends-Lil Green
9 Every Night About This Time-Four Ink Spots
10 Just As Though You Were Here-Four Ink Spots
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1937
'Count Basie' releases "One O'Clock Jump", a cross of swing and R&B. Recorded 7 July 1937, New York. Released as Decca 1363 in August 1937.
One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie en.wikipedia Count Basie
John Hammond stages the "Spirituals To Swing" concert in New York City to highlight black musical styles. The stars of the show are the duo of singer Big Joe Turner and pianist Pete Johnson who kick off a national "boogie woogie" craze.
Saxophonist Louis Jordan leaves Chick Webb's band to form the Tympany Five, a slimmed down group that begins the rhythm & blues revolution.
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1939
1937
Publicity portrait of legendary jazz musician Count Basie. The Count is shown here seated,
with his arms crossed, holding a cigarette. 1930s
African-American jazz musician Count Basie playing the piano during
the Great Carnival of Swing, Randalls Island, New York, 1938.
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1938
Duke Ellington. To Swing Out Good Cheer at Carnegie Hall, December 22, 1938. New York
American Jazz Notables: To Swing Out Good Cheer at Carnegie Hall, December 22, 1938. New York, New York: Staid Carnegie Hall will resound to hot licks when these stars of swing hold forth at the Christmas night concert to be conducted by Paul Whitman. They are here during today's (December 22) dress rehearsal. Left to right, Duke Ellington, Walter Gross, Ferde Grofe, Walter Van Cleave, Morris Rosenthal, Paul Whitman, Mrs. Rosenthal, Rosa Linda, and Ray Bargy.
John Hammond a concert "Spirituals To Swing" concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, December 23, 1938.
John Hammond a "Spirituals To Swing" concert on Christmas Eve in Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, December 24, 1939.
At Columbia Records in 1940, from left, John Hammond, Benny Goodman,
the guitarist Charlie Christian and a Columbia A&R man.
----------Saxophonist Louis Jordan leaves Chick Webb's band to form the Tympany Five, a slimmed down group that begins the rhythm & blues revolution.
American musician Louis Jordan with his Tympany Five in the film 'Caledonia' 1942.
1939
Leo Mintz opens The Record Rendezvous in Cleveland, Ohio, a store specializing in race music. 12 years later he will convince DJ Alan Freed to start playing those records on the air which launches the rock 'n' roll era.
Leo Mintz (pictured, at right), owner of Record Rendezvous on Prospect Avenue, Cleveland. 1940s
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