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.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Podcast on Raymond Scott

In January, the ASIFA Hollywood Animation Archive began a series of podcasts on animation.  In the first episode (A-HAA Podcast 001: Antran Manoogian on Raymond Scott) the keynote speaker is the President of the ASIFA-Hollywood, who discussed the influence of Raymond Scott's music on cartoons.  Anyone who has ever seen a classic Warner Bros. cartoon has heard Scott's music.  Despite the suitability of the music to animation, Scott did not write these well-known tunes for cartoons.  He just wrote them.  He did not even watch cartoons.  The podcast post even features a video of Scott's Quintette performing War Dance for Wooden Indians.

1 comment:

L said...

Phenomenal. Thanks for posting.