Marriage Wows

This encore from 2012 is a "Screen Song" story of wedding attended by a menagerie of animals, with a bouncing ball sing-a-long of "Me And My Gal" in the middle.  There is a surprise reveal of the bride at the end.  From the Internet Archive, here is the 1949 short Marriage Wows.

Sunrise Serenade: Hip Hip Hooray

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Hip Hip Hooray" by the Four Vagabonds.  Enjoy the video from YouTube.

Sunrise Serenade: He Ain't Got Rhythm

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "He Ain't Got Rhythm" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Jimmy Rushing on vocals.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Playlist For August 3, 2016

The playlist for the August 3, 2016 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has now been added to the playlist filing cabinet.  

Beat The Heat With The Red Hot Lindy Hop

The Red Hot Lindy Hop lesson and session continues at the Rumba Room this Friday night.  Free beginner lesson at 7:00 p.m.  Free admission before 7:00 and $5 thereafter.  Lesson by Josey and Angela with music by DJ Josey.

Dress like you are going out!

Rumba Room

303 South Main

Memphis, TN 38103

The University of Memphis RHLH chapter hosts a free beginner swing dance lesson every Monday (except school holidays) in Field House.  Beginner lesson at 7:30 p.m.  More information here. 

The Tiger Rag lessons and guided practice sessions are back at the Madison Dance Studio in Minglewood Plaza, 1555 Madison Ave Memphis, TN 38104.  Learn more and register here. 

Sunrise Serenade: Murder, He Says

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Murder, He Says" by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Sunrise Serenade: Run Joe

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Run Joe" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

August On TCM

Time again for The Hollywood Revue's preview of programming on Turner Classic Movies.  August is Summer Under The Stars month, and there are a lot of options for fans of "pre-code" films from the early to mid-1930s.  Stars featured include Jean Harlow, Fay Wray, Jean Arthur and others. 

Sunrise Serenade: Undecided

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Undecided" by Ella Fitzgerald.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Land Of The Midnight Fun

I just discovered this old favorite had recently been uploaded to the Internet Archive.  The classic Warner Bros. animation and gags were enough for me suspend my disbelief on certain points, like the fact that the ship heads north up the East Coast from New York to get to Alaska, or the fact that there are no penguins in the Arctic, Alaska or even the Northern Hemisphere.  SPOILER ALERT - Last time I saw this short, I did not realize that the spire on which the ship lands on its return trip was the obelisk at the 1939 New York World's Fair.  From the Internet Archive, here is the 1939 animated short, Land Of The Midnight Fun.