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Showing posts with label 1941. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1941. Show all posts
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Martha Tilton - "A Little Jive Is Good For You"

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Martha Tilton sings in this soundie from 1941 called " A Little Jive Is Good For You ".  The soundie is set in the waiting ...
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Monday, March 10, 2008

Drum Boogie with Gene Krupa from Ball of Fire

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Here is a great video with Gene Krupa playing Drum Boogie from the film Ball of Fire . Ball of Fire was made in 1941 and features Gary Coop...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Fats Waller sings Ain't misbehavin' with Myra Johnson

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Ain't misbehavin' is a classic jazz standard by Fats Waller that he wrote in 1929 and Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics. Take a look at t...
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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Glenn Miller - In The Mood

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If you ask a person on the street to name a swing song, many would probably say "In the Mood" performed by Glenn Miller. In the Mo...
Saturday, May 12, 2007

Watch the Birdie - Hellzapoppin

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Usually you will hear the song Watch the Birdie sung by Anita O'day but it first appeared in the movie Hellzapoppin' . Here is a vi...
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Henrik
My name is Henrik Eriksson and I live in Uppsala, Sweden. I'm a disc jockey that plays swing, jazz and blues for dancers. This blog is about music that makes you want to dance. I'll give you tips about music and dancing resources: cd reviews, book reviews, video clips. I also like to do a lot of jazz photography. If you got any comments, tips or suggestions, email them to me at swing@theheartofgold.org
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