Jazz gained popularity in America and worldwide by the 1920s. Nothing quite like it had ever happened before in America. New exuberant dances were devised to take advantage of the upbeat tempo's of Jazz and Ragtime music. The advent of radio and the ready availability of phonograph records which were selling in the tens of millions in the late nineteen-twenties introduced jazz to people living in even the most remote locations. The new media provided an opportunity for many gifted upcoming jazz musicians to get noticed and make a name for themselves. These talented individuals were on their way to becoming major music stars and household names. Radio also had the effect of causing a revival of old songs, as well as popularizing new songs.

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