Music of Canada from 1930-1959

At the great despair in Canada, the majority of people listened to what today would be known as swing (jazz) just as country begin its roots, the difference in the development of swing dancing in Canada is reflected in its several American  names, Jive, Jitterbug and Lindy. Canada’s first big group star was Guy Lombardo from 1902 to 1977 who formed his easy listening group, the royal Canadians, with his brother and friends. They achieved international success in the mid-1920 selling an estimated 250 million phonograph records and were the first Canadians to have a single on billboard’s top 100. In 1932, the first broadcasting act was passed by the parliament by creating the Canadian radio broadcasting commission. It was both to regulate all broadcasting and make a new national public radio network. While in 1936, the Canadian broadcasting corporation came into existence at the period, a million Canadian households had a radio.

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The development of the great despair on the near equal footing of American famous music, Canadian famous music continued to enjoy considerable success at home and abroad in the subsequent years. Among them Montreal’s jazz virtuoso Oscar Peterson from 1925 to 2007 is said to have been one of the greatest pianists of all time, who released over 200 recordings and receiving many Grammy Awards during his lifetime.

Canada during the second world war produced some patriotic composers, but were not hits in the music industry sense, a number of Canadian composers who learned their craft in Canadian opera companies in the 1930s went on to compose in the major international opera houses. The main notable form from 1940s is contralto singer Portia White from 1911 to 1968. She got the international fame because of her voice and stage presence. As a Canadian female of the African origin, her popularity helped to open past closed doors for talented women who followed. She has been stated to be a crucial person of national historic importance by the Government of Canada. In 1964, she performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the Confederation centre of the Arts.

Tracing the World War II a rapid phase for Canadian groups was seen, its time among the school groups, the growth advances in the presence of instrumental music study in formal school program brought about fundamental changes to the attitude of the group movement and the kind of list available. The CHUM Chart debuted on May 27 1957 under the name CHUM’s weekly hit parade that was in response to the fast growing variety of music that is needed to be divided and branded. The CHUM charts were longest running top 40 charts in Canada ending in 1986.

1958 saw the first Canadian rock and roll teen idol Paul Anka, who went to New York City where he tested for ABC with the song, Diana. The song brought Anka instant of stardom as it reached the number one on the United States Billboard charts. Diana has gone on to be one of the best-selling 45s in the music history. The United States born rockabilly innovator Ronnie Hawkins came to Canada in the year 1958, where he became the key player in the Canadian blues and rock scene. The 4^th of October stated Ronnie Hawkins Day by the city of Toronto when Hawkins was invented into Canada’s walk of Fame.