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The Roaring 20’s
Written by Suzanne on July 27, 2009 – 11:00 am -Remember to click on hyperlinks and scroll down for the full HIH effect.
While looking for a few songs to post on twitter and Facebook, I found myself going back in music time yesterday. Starting off with a song from the 1950’s, I gradually worked my way back through a few decades. I was surprised to find a lot of video’s from the 1920’s on YouTube.
This video shows clips from the Roaring 20’s, a time when many people “defied Prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards”. Sounds like fun to me!
After watching this footage, I want to cut my hair to my chin, find a flapper hat and do the shimmy.
It’s been said that Bessie Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920’s. What a gem this video is:
What do you think? Would you like to live in the 1920’s? Ladies, you could wear your hair in a Finger Wave or maybe some Clara Bow inspired make-up?
For more information about what it would be like to live in the 1920’s click here.
If you’re in the Chattanooga TN area (August 22, 2009) please check out www.bessiesmithheritagefestival.com for information on the arts & music festival in honor of Bessie Smith’s accomplishments.
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