Blind Willie Johnson

Music of the 1930s: The Essential List

Steve Crawford / April 8, 2014

Bing Crosby, the Ink Spots, and the Andrew Sisters provided the safe pop fare, while Duke Ellington and Count Basie played sophisticated jazz pop for white and black audiences.

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