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EnderCrystal221 OP t1_j2eoao3 wrote

Reply to comment by bobledrew in Were There Any Big Bands That Mixed Electric Guitars Into Their Orchestras? by EnderCrystal221

Yeah that’s what I’m asking for. I don’t know much about guitars so that’s a much better way to put it. It does make sense that guitars would have microphones or other amplifiers in them before the ones played by guys like Les Paul came into common use. They had to be heard over the orchestra somehow lol.

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bobledrew t1_j2es1r9 wrote

For a long time big bands used banjos because they had the volume advantage.

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EnderCrystal221 OP t1_j2es8h8 wrote

That’s fascinating, do you know more stuff by Louis Jordan to try out?

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