1930s

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SONGWRITER

The rock'n'roll wave overshadowed Lazybones writer

USA, Popular Song,
1930s
, 1940s
Big band

Take 'A' train jazz standard originated from Duke Ellington's letter

USA, Jazz,
1930s
, 1940s

SONGWRITER

Ellington's classic song established swing as a jazz form

USA, Jazz, Popular Song,
1930s
, 2010s
SONGWRITER

Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?

England, USA, Ballade, Blues, Popular Song, Rock, Classical,
1930s
, 1940s, 1960s, 2000s
TECHNOLOGIES

Stereo sound ignored commercially for a quarter of a century after its discovery

1930s
, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s

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