VINYL

Vinyl records changed music into a repeatable object, a collectible format, and a way of building listening culture at home. From shellac-era habits to LP albums, singles, DJ practice, and later revivals, the format shaped how repertory was sequenced, owned, and remembered. The tag connects recording history, album culture, turntables, and the physical rituals around popular and classical listening.

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  The Original Dixieland Jass Band, also known as the ODJB, were among the pioneers of the new genre that originated in...
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  Since the very start of the prohibition during the Roaring Twenties, many Americans sought refuge in entertainment clubs...
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  The Stride Piano founder left nightclubs in favor of symphonic music

  James P. Johnson has secured an honorable place in jazz music history as one of the most gifted piano players and...
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  Take the 'A' Train is a Billy Strayhorn composition that became a signature tune of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and is...