
In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, stored audible materials began to dominate the music recording industry and revolutionized the portability and ease of use of band and instrumental music by musicians and entertainers as the demand for entertainers increased globally. Sing-alongs (present since the beginning of singing) fundamentally changed with the introduction of new technology. The primary difference between Karaoke and sing-along songs is the absence of the lead vocalist.

A karaoke bar in Wuhan, Hubei, China 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices įrom 1961 to 1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, Sing Along with Mitch, featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation.
