Music Videos: The Beginning

• The introduction of film and cinema gave way to the idea of combining moving images with music, thus the first ever music videos were produced n film as far back as the 1920's.

• In the beginning music videos were popular amongst Jazz musicians as a way of promoting themselves and the newly invented music genre, the first of these videos came with artists such as Bessie Smith with her St. Louis Blues in 1929.

• The Move into the Modern Era:

• 1965: Bob Dylan sang Subterranean Homesick Blues in the film Don't Look Back-The song was credited for being the first modern music video.
• 1970: The Record industry uses TV shows to promote its artists, initially starting with 'promos' to replace the live performance of artists.
• 1975: Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody, this was the very first video to incorporate the new technology of digital visual effects, this set the base for all future music videos and set about the modern era for music videos and artists alike.