Though the music itself developed in African-American communities, the Jewish influence in rhythm and blues, particularly in terms of the music's presentation to a wider audience, was important. According to the Jewish writer, music publishing executive, and songwriter Arnold Shaw, during the 1940s in the United States there was generally little opportunity for Jews in the WASP-controlled realm of mass communications, but the music business was "wide open for Jews as it was for blacks".[1] Jews played a key role in developing and popularizing African American music, including rhythm and blues, and the independent record business was dominated by young Jewish men, and some women, who promoted the sounds of black music.[2]
^Arnold Shaw (1978). Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues. Collier Books. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-02-061760-0.
^Muchin, Andrew (August 1994). "How a Bunch of Upstart Jewish Independent Record Producers Helped Turn African American Music into a National Treasure" (PDF). Moment Magazine. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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