Life was very good for Americans during the 1920s, an era historically known as “The Roaring Twenties.” It was a decade of new inventions, new technologies and medical advancements. People were entertained by watching live music, motion pictures, vaudeville or listening to a popular new home essential, the radio. Dancing became more popular with the introduction of new dance styles such as the Charleston, the Lindy Hop, the Quickstep and the Shimmy.

Josephine Baker “Black Venus” Actress, Dancer, International Sex Symbol 1906 – 1975	Savoy Ballroom Former Harlem Dance Club with a no-discrimination policy “Home Of Happy Feet" Opened 1926, Closed 1958	Harold “Red” Grange “The Galloping Ghost” One of the greatest football players ever 1903 – 1991

Because jazz was so popular, this decade was established as “The Jazz Age” by author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Americans enjoyed the music of Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, the Gershwins and many others.

This Web site, designed by Baxter Shipman, elaborates on what was cool and trendy, or “hip to the jive” in The Roaring Twenties.

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