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The Day the Music Stopped
99% Invisible
The Great Depression - The Jukebox
James Petrillo tried to force every movie theater in Chicago to employ at least one union organist. When owners refused, some theaters mysteriously went up in flames. By the mid-30s, there were only 125 movie theater jobs left for musicians in Chicago. Musicians who'd made recordings were now essentially competing with themselves.
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