The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Western Swing on 78

Take swing music, add a little cowboy twang, and you get Western Swing.  Granted, that description is oversimplified, but we have to start somewhere.  Boing Boing recently posted about
Western Swing on 78, a site with downloadable collections of MP3s from out of print 78 RPM records donated by a small group of collectors.  One of the many genres that emerged as the original swing began to dissipate into other forms of music, Western Swing is a great, if mainly unkown, source of fun.  Boing Boing also has some performance video here. 

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