Let’s Dance radio program
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The "Let’s Dance" radio program was a popular 1930s network dance-music show that helped launch swing music to national prominence in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Let’s Dance (radio program) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
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music radio program ⓘ radio program ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | United States national network ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | network radio ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
NBC Blue Network
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NBC Red Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastTime |
Saturday night
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late-night hours ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
national popularity of swing in the United States
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rise of swing music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | popular 1930s network dance-music show ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
Benny Goodman
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Kel Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Xavier Cugat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance music
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swing music ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
big band instrumentation
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danceable arrangements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dance band segments
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live orchestra performances ⓘ sponsor announcements ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
American popular music
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big band era ⓘ |
| locationOfBroadcast | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
national network exposure for swing bands
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role in emergence of swing era ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
helped launch Benny Goodman’s national career
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helped popularize swing on U.S. network radio ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Nabisco
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National Biscuit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
dance music listeners
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young adult audience ⓘ |
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