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, June 17, 2011

1940 Toyko Olympics

I knew the 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin, complete with speeches by Hitler, and African-American Jesse Owens winning several gold medals.  I did not know that the very next Olympic games (1940) were to be held in Germany's Axis partner, Japan.  The games were cancelled due to the ongoing war between China and Japan.  Dieselpunk posted this very elegant poster advertising the games.
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