Post AZwFMRAhedSKJLCBgO by kennysmith@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #AZvqznw8S0GRM53ZLc by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
       2023-09-19T17:37:51Z
       
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       What will happen to hollywood and also 'big-3' carmakers?Long strikes can change industries-- 1940's example of music.  NBC and CBS rebelled with ASCAP's wanting to triple radio play fees, and ended up with fees dropping by half.   But also music changed-- sudden success of rhythm and blues and country music (non-ascap).union representing studio musicians went on long strike: death of BigBand andrise of vocal quartets “doo wop” era of the 1950s (non-union)https://opentext.uoregon.edu/payforplay/chapter/chapter-11-world-war-ii-and-the-ascap-and-musicians-strikes/
       
 (DIR) Post #AZvsrKBhNAFSgLQ7wO by JMarkOckerbloom@mastodon.social
       2023-09-19T17:58:40Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle Thanks for the book link!  Adding that one to my online books catalog.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZwEtHub0FsrC6lJCa by jjdavis@infosec.exchange
       2023-09-19T22:05:24Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle Interesting link, though the draft -- and travel restrictions during the war -- are I think more commonly sited as the major reasons big bands declined after their heyday in the late '30s.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZwFMRAhedSKJLCBgO by kennysmith@mstdn.social
       2023-09-19T22:10:56Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle I wonder how many other industries have a similarly relatable anecdote.