1) Music Video History

First steps towards the making of first music video was back in 1894 when George Thomas electrician was hired to promote song called The Little Lost Chiled using magic lanterns which is one of the first projectors. This then led to creation of Bessie Smith-St.Louis blues in 1929. This is earliest example of music video which was only shown in theaters.

Moving on to mid 1940's :

Music videos started to become more common with new twist to them for example short dancing or little other types of entertainment. Some examples are Hollywood Boogie- Thelma White (1946) and Solid Potato Salad (1944) where most women are dancing and singing.

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