Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African-American NewspapersMain MenuIntroductionAfrican-American Newspapers & Everyday Black HistoryProject Motivation, Methodology, and Scholarly ContributionWomen in African-American NewspapersBlack History 365Popular PostsMatthew F. Delmont01529ec942d3dadc44eb5d89f6fd4cc939ac378a
December 9, 1948
1media/LAS 12-9-48.jpg2016-12-08T15:19:38+00:00Matthew F. Delmont01529ec942d3dadc44eb5d89f6fd4cc939ac378a3853plain2016-12-08T15:24:09+00:00Matthew F. Delmont01529ec942d3dadc44eb5d89f6fd4cc939ac378aOn December 9, 1948, the Los Angeles Sentinel included an advertisement from the House of Records (631 1/2 East 42nd Street) encouraging readers to "order your Xmas records by phone...any record you hear over the radio broadcast we have them!" The advertisement featured a wide range of R&B, blues, jazz, and gospel music by artists.
Here are some song examples:
Pee Wee Crayton, "Texas Hop-Boogie"
Mabel Scott, "Elevator Boogie"
Mahalia Jackson, "Move On Up A Little Higher"
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12016-12-08T15:21:49+00:00Los Angeles Sentinel - December 9, 19481Los Angeles Sentinel - December 9, 1948media/LAS 12-9-48.pdfplain2016-12-08T15:21:49+00:00