Transistor+Radio

__Transistor Radio__ Today, music can be found in the convenience of our homes, cars, and basically anywhere else. However, it was not always like this. The transistor radio is the evolutionary invention that got the ball rolling, later joined by the @8 track, @boom box, @CD player, and eventually the @I-Pod. Music players have come a long way in style and performance and have been changing the way music is heard, and the music industry in general, from the start.

=__Portability in the 50's__= The transistor radio was the first Device that promoted portability, which was a huge desire for a generation with no means of portable music.Their ability to be toted around in a pocket or with just one empty hand “sparked a change in popular music listening habits, allowing people to listen to music anywhere they went” (Wikipedia). This changed not only the listener, but the music industry too.

=__The Change in the Industry __= With a wider variety of listeners new genre doors were opened. Through these doors passed Rock and Roll and the iconic Elvis Presley. This wild, new kind of music was not looked at highly by adults of the 50’s, and like all things parents don’t like, kids do. As such, “The tension between teenagers and parents found an outlet in the transistor radio” (Seeley). The transistor radio allowed for the personal playing of music, so they were quickly picked up by the youth of the 50’s. The transistor radio recreated the way music was listened to and added a whole other dimension to the music industry itself.

@the evolution of music players

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