The music selections are broad ... First popularized by the influential West Coast Swing dancer Jack Carey in the 1950s (he was, the story goes, the original Jack), the Jack and Jill format ...
Welcome to the 1950s, a decade of prosperity and Pontiacs, drive-ins and tail fins, bobby socks and poodle skirts. The decade ...
John Hammond was one of the most important tastemakers and gatekeepers not only in the history of jazz but in the larger arena of American music ... to bring about the swing era, and the ...
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Jazz Off the Record
In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the ...
Art Risavy Sr. has taken music lovers in the Metro East on a 60-year journey and he’s not ready to stop. Art Sr. is the founder of Swing City Music, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in ...
The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork for the ... and the song is a mix of doo-wop, pop, and swing sounds. The song’s chorus, “Let’s Go to the Hop,” was a reference ...
The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...
To avoid these FINRA restrictions, many investors use swing trading. Swing trading is still a short-term trading strategy but stocks are held overnight to avoid the PDT rules. Swing traders hold ...
Country, rock hall of famers, modern stars joined icon Ringo Starr at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the release ...
His timeline had two peaks: the 1930s, when he helped to bring about the swing ... 1950s. In his excellent liner notes, scholar Thomas Cunniffe quotes Hammond as hating the idea of recording live ...