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The story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 16 January 1938. An eager audience is keyed up with excitement, awaiting the first jazz concert at this prestigious classical music venue. The Benny ...

'The Birth And History Of Western Sting' documentary previews at Midland's Yucca Theater

NewsWest 9's Victor Lopez spoke with the film director about why they wanted to bring it to audiences in West Texas.
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Swing kings featuring Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and more Julie Koerner

Includes fully illustrated book recounting the history of Swing, written by Julie Koerner, and audio CD produced by Sony Music Entertainment https://siris-libraries ...

‘It's an incredibly exciting time for live music': Bay Area swing dance scene surges back post-pandemic

Ninety years after the swing era sparked to life in Oakland, dancers still love the Lindy Hop, supplying jazz musicians with ...
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Remembering new jack swing: Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Guy dominated 'mix of everything that was great about Black culture'

At first, no one knew what to call it. The voices were warm and soulful, but the drums were hard, metallic, stuttering. It sounded something like hip-hop, but the melodies were pure pop. For a time, ...
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Bob Wills hubbin' it by Ruth Sheldon ; introduction by Charles R. Townsend

Few figures in country music's history have left as distinctive and lasting an impression as Bob Wills (1905-75). An expert fiddler and a magnetic showman, Wills popularized a style of Southwestern ...