Recording
Sheet music could still be purchased in 1951 but the proliferation of radio and the gramophone records meant that the music most heard was probably the songs from popular American shows such as Oklahoma and The King And I.
The biggest selling artists on both sides of the Atlantic were Bing Crosby and Doris Day but English singers such as Gracie Fields and Vera Lynn were very popular receiving radio play and performing in many live venues.
Recordings of classical music and opera were also very popular with gramophone owners.
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