Friday, November 21, 2014
Sunrise Serenade: Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)
This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra. Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Holiday Swing: PB&Jammies December 5
The Germantown Performing Arts Center has hosted its youth music education series - Peanut Butter & Jam - for 20 years now. On December 5 at 6:00 p.m., GPAC will ring and swing in the holidays with a special Peanut Butter & Jammies show, featuring big band holiday music and other swing with Jeremy Shrader and the New Memphis Hepcats. The swing kids can dress in their favorite jammies, and milk and cookies will be served afterward. I may just show up for the cookies!
Sunrise Serenade: You Dyed Your Hair Chartreuse
Today's Sunrise Serenade was "You Dyed Your Hair Chartreuse" by Louis Jordan. Enjoy the video from YouTube.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Playlist for November 19, 2014
The playlist for the November 19, 2014 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has now been added to the playlist filing cabinet. Swinging On The Old Sod
This recent story on the BBC brought a smile to my face. While my interest in Swing music began when I was in high school, it was not always at the level it is today. For many years starting in the early 1990's, I was (and still am) a dedicated fan of Celtic music, the traditional music of the Celtic lands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Brittany, and Galicia (in Spain). The "craic" was grand at many a ceilidh and Celtic festival I attended, and I am honored to count among my acquaintances a few big names in the world of Celtic music. Imagine my surprise, then, to find that Erin's Isle has started to swing, with the Lindy Hop (rather than a jig or reel) prevailing on a few Irish dance floors.
Sunrise Serenade: Git Along
This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Git Along" by the Mills Brothers. Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Live Music At The Lindy Hop
The Red Hot Lindy Hop lesson and session features live music from Davy Ray at the Rumba Room this Friday night. Free beginner lesson at 7:00 p.m. Five dollar admission before 7:00 and $7 thereafter. Lesson by Olivia and Jim. Dress like you are going out!
303 South Main
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sunrise Serenade: Ta-hu-wa-hu-wai (a/k/a Hawaiian War Chant)
It's a bit late, but this morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Ta-hu-wa-hu-wai" by the Merry Macs. Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The End Of Der Atlantik Wall
I started posting images from the Nazi propaganda filmstrip, Der Atlantik Wall, right after the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day) on June 6, 1944. My purpose in posting these photos was not only to provide what appears to be an inside look into the German military-industrial complex during World War II, but also to demonstrate the massive obstacles that Allied forces overcame during and after the invasion of Europe. We have now come to the end of the film, appropriately enough, during the week of Veterans Day. I omitted a few pictures as redundant or just boring, but otherwise, you have seen the entire filmstrip. We end with the last three photos: a U-boat tucked safely in its underground pen, an artillery emplacement firing, and the final frame of the film, the Nazi eagle. I hope you found these photos as interesting as I did.
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