Bell-ringer:

Which city in Kansas is considered the “Air Capital Of The World?”

AND

Name the three main players involved.1.2.3.

Introduction To The Consumer Economy and The Roaring 20’s

The Consumer Economy

• Industry and Science produced many new things for families to buy

• Less went to buying necessities (i.e. clothing, food, etc..) and more went to recreation/new products– Automobiles- affordable, roads/highways doubled– Electricity- 2/3rds of American homes electrified– Appliances- toasters, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners,

washing machines• All of these new products created social pressures

to maintain cleanliness

Consuming In Kansas- Fast Foods• Fast food changed the way families ate- no longer making food at home and

eating at the table• Kansas Fast Foods:

– Pizza Hut- founded in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney• According to its corporate website, there are more than 6,000 Pizza

Hut restaurants in the United States, and more than 5,600 store locations in 94 other countries and territories around the world

– White Castle- founded in Wichita, Kansas by Walter Anderson• Discovered a new way to cook hamburgers- flatten and cook on the

griddle• Successful due to set of standards for operation, food preparations,

and employee appearance– Dillons Grocery- founded in Hutchinson, Kansas by Jonathon Dillon

• Introduced the concept of cash and carry- save money by paying cash and picking up groceries themselves

• Chain stores offered more variety and lower prices

Bell-Ringer:

What three companies started here in Kansas and had an influence on the rest of the nation?

1.2.3.

The Roaring 20’s

• The Roaring Twenties is a phrase used to describe the 1920s, for a period of sustained economic prosperity.

• The phrase was meant to emphasize the period's social, artistic, and cultural excitement

• "Normalcy" returned to politics in the wake of World War I, jazz music blossomed, the flapper redefined modern womanhood

• Finally the Wall Street Crash of 1929 served to punctuate the end of the era, as the Great Depression set in.

• The era was further distinguished by several inventions and discoveries of far-reaching importance, unprecedented industrial growth, accelerated consumer demand and aspirations, and significant changes in lifestyle and culture.

Shout Out To Some GreatsTwo legendary players, Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson with the Kansas City Monarchs.

Jackie Robinson would break the color barrier in baseball just 2 years later. Paige would enter the majors a year later with the Indians.

Paige was an amazing 42 years old before he pitched in his first Major League game. Considered to be by many the best pitcher that ever lived.

The Charleston Storms The Country

• From coast to coast the " Charleston'' has caught the country swaying to its curious rhythm. No dance, since jazz first came into vogue with the "bunny-hug" and the "turkey-trot," has created such a fury.

• Lets Take A Look At This Original Dance Craze– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58iTzznkp0&feature=related

F. Scott Fitzgerald Publishes The Great Gatsby (1925)

The American economy soared during these "roaring" 1920s and society enjoyed the subsequent prosperity.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940), an American writer and screenwriter, was born on September 24, 1896, and published his book The Great Gatsby in 1925.

Has anyone read this novel?

A. A. Milne Publishes Winnie the Pooh (1926)

• In October of 1926, British writer Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956), published Winnie the Pooh.

• For children he created When We Were Very Young in 1924. This was the book in which Winnie-the-Pooh (then Our Teddy Bear or Edward Bear) first appeared.

Al Capone and the Mob• Al Capone is America's best known

gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city.

• He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs," the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors.

• While working at the Harvard Inn, Capone received his infamous facial scars and the resulting nickname "Scarface" when he insulted a patron and was attacked by her brother.

Real Gangster vs. Modern Gangster

The Jazz Era

Jazz and It’s Roots In Kansas City

• Kansas City is world renowned for its rich jazz and blues legacy. Jazz in Kansas City was born in the 1920s and continues today

• The roots of Kansas City jazz are quite varied. Blues singers of the 1920s and ragtime music greatly influenced the music scene.

• Settings such as dance halls, cabarets and speakeasies fostered the development of this new musical style.

• In the early days, many jazz groups were smaller dance bands with three to six pieces. By the mid-1920s, the big band became the most common.

Tuesday and Wednesday Jazz-fest Lineup

• Bennie Moten• Charles Parker• Duke Ellington• Miles Davis• Dizzy Gillespie• Louis Armstrong• Ray Charles• Frank Sinatra• Stevie Ray Vaughan• Michael Buble

Bennie Moten

• Was part of Kansas Cities first jazz recording– The song was titled

“Evil Mama Blues”• Moten’s Swing– http://www.youtube

.com/watch?v=hr42hm6GvkQ

Charlie Parker• Charlie Parker

– Became interested in music after joining his high school marching band in 9th grade

– Developed interest in jazz when he listened to music in alleys behind KC jazz clubs

– Helped invent a type of jazz improvisation called bebop- this led to modern era of jazz

• Summertime- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gwl29diADw

Duke Ellington• Duke Ellington was a hugely popular pianist,

composer and big-band leader. He was one of the most important band leaders in music. Although known for his pioneering in jazz, Ellington also excelled in a variety of other genres, including gospel, blues, classical, popular and soundtrack.

• Ellington is essentially responsible for making jazz an art form, similar to classical music. He received a large variety of awards and honors including 13 Grammy awards, a Pulitzer prize, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a NAACP Spingarn Medal and Commemorative U.S. quarter to name a few. A considerable amount of musicians have been inspired by the “Duke,” including: Thelonius Monk, Sonny Stitt, Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY

Dizzy Gillespie

• John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie: October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.

• Allmusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated . . . Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time.”

Miles Davis• Miles Dewey Davis III (May

26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century,

• Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

Louis Armstrong• Louis Armstrong- nicknamed Satchmo

or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Lousiana

• Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance.

• With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, resembling the sound of a trumpet, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser

• What A Wonderful World– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2

VCwBzGdPM

Ray Charles Robinson• Ray Charles Robinson- born

September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician.

• He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records

• Movies: The Sandlot, Ray• America The Beautiful

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg&feature=related

Frank Sinatra

• Frank Sinatra- born on December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998

• He was an American singer and film actor.

• Beginning his musical career in the swing era, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943.

• That’s Life– http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=KIiUqfxFttM

Stevie Ray Vaughan

• Stephen Ray "Stevie“ Vaughan born (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter and also a notable, famous recording artist.

• Often referred to by his initials, SRV, he is best known as the leader of the blues rock band Double Trouble, with whom he recorded four studio albums.

• Influenced by guitarists of various genres, Vaughan emphasized intensity and emotion in his guitar playing, and favored vintage guitars and amplifiers. He became the leading musician of the blues rock sound, and encompassed multiple styles, including jazz and ballads.

• Pride and Joy-– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0MF8pwktg

Michael Buble

• Michael Buble- born 9 September 1975

• He is a Canadian singer and actor. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards

• Feeling Good– http://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=Edwsf-8F3sI

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