Recording Industry Timeline -- CMS 136 By facebooker_100000818154193 Jan 31, 1877 Edison invents phonograph Jan 31, 1896 Marconi granted first radio patent Marconi wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi Jan 31, 1925 1920s-- Radio becomes popular medium Jan 31, 1930 1930s--Autdiotape invented Audiotape invented Jan 31, 1934 US Congress passes the Communications Act THE FCCEstablishes FCC Jan 31, 1953 Records standardized: 331/3rpm LPs | 45 rpm singles Jan 31, 1955 White DJs mimicking Black speech/ White Artists Covering Black Artists' songs Ray Charles' example Jan 31, 1965 Eight tracks become popular 8-tracks! Jan 31, 1977 Boombox! Boom boxes Jan 31, 1983 CDs & Walkmans hit the market Jan 31, 1995 MP3 players Digital recording takes off: Protools, Napster, sampling Jan 31, 2005 iEverything personal devices take off for music & video distribution Jan 31, 2012 Victrolas start getting popular Victrolas! Jan 31, 2012 MTV & the popularization of music videos The BoxMTV Jan 31, 2012 The Future? Internet RadioMore independentsBetter SoundAlternative licensing schemetaSOPA
