This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1942.
Events
August
The
American Federation of Musicians president
James C. Petrillo initiated a ban on recording, in hopes of coercing record companies into returning part of their profits to the union to be used for special concerts and projects. This forced the record companies to focus on recording singers and singing groups and reissuing previously recorded material.[1]
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1942.
Events
August
The
American Federation of Musicians president
James C. Petrillo initiated a ban on recording, in hopes of coercing record companies into returning part of their profits to the union to be used for special concerts and projects. This forced the record companies to focus on recording singers and singing groups and reissuing previously recorded material.[1]