Music recorded in June 1924

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Music recorded in June 1924

June 1924 was a month marked by a series of events that would have a significant impact in the political, cultural, and sporting spheres. In the United States, the Indian Citizenship Act was passed on June 2nd, granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. On June 3rd, Franz Kafka (1883–1924) died, and on June 8th, George Mallory (1886–1924) disappeared on Mount Everest. In sports, Uruguay won the football tournament at the Olympic Games in Paris on June 9th. In Italy, Giacomo Matteotti (1885–1924) was kidnapped on June 10th, rapidly escalating political tensions. In France, Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937) was elected president on June 13th, making the month a time when the restructuring of the post-war order and the instability of democratic politics became simultaneously visible.

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Summary of information regarding the June 1924 recording.

Contemporary industry documents from June 1924 reveal that the recording industry was simultaneously cultivating both trendy urban products and new products with a strong regional flavor. While advertising campaigns continued to promote dance bands and popular singers, companies also strengthened their efforts to market Southern-style fiddles, guitars, and simple singing. Furthermore, Victor Talking Machine Co. was making progress in establishing its recording and pressing system on the West Coast, and concrete plans for expanding its manufacturing base were also being made. June 1924 can be seen as a month in which the segmentation of target markets and the response to regional markets were progressing simultaneously.

Thomas A. Edison Company

Thomas A. Edison, Inc. recorded the Arkansas Trio's "Boll Weevil Blues" on June 20, 1924. This is an example showing that the company was actually recording material with a strong regional character as early as June 1924, confirming that they continued to work in areas different from the standard urban product range.

Columbia

In June 1924, Columbia Graphophone Co. prominently featured Ted Lewis-related products in industry magazine advertisements, while also releasing Guido Tanner and Riley Puckett's "Buckin' Mule" and "Hen Cackle" that same month. This shows that Columbia in June 1924 was expanding its market by simultaneously handling urban entertainment products and regional string and vocal products.

OK

In an advertisement dated June 15, 1924, Okeh Records, a subsidiary of General Phonograph Corp., emphasized that demand for "Hill Country Music" was spreading beyond the South. This shows that at this point, the company clearly positioned local entertainment not as a regionally limited product, but as a record that could be sold in a wider market.

Vocalion

In the June 15, 1924 issue of the industry magazine for The Aeolian Company's Vocalion label, an article titled "Young Blind Musician Records for Vocalion" featured recordings by Ambrose Stewart. This suggests that in June 1924, Vocalion was promoting regionally-oriented singers not as one-off, unusual products, but as a new sales area.

Victor

By June 1924, Victor Talking Machine Co. was seeing activity in both sales and manufacturing. The Victor 19325 was being pressed at both its Camden and Oakland plants, and according to an article in an industry magazine in the July issue of the same year, on-location recordings using a special recording device had also been made in Los Angeles in June. In June 1924, Victor was in a phase of strengthening its supply and local operations to the West Coast market.

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