First February Hop

The Red Hot Lindy Hop lessons and sessions continue at the Rumba Room this Friday night.  Free beginner lesson at 7:00 p.m.  Free admission before 7:00 p.m. and $5 thereafter. 

Dress like you are going out!

Rumba Room

303 South Main

Memphis, TN 38103

Sunrise Serenade: Downhearted Blues

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Downhearted Blues" by Mildred Bailey and Her Alley Cats.  Enjoy the video from YouTube. 

Greyhound Travel

I cannot really say why I like this 1947 Greyhound ad, posted on Vintage Ads, but I just do.  Maybe it is because the two bus passengers are so well dressed.

Sunrise Serenade: Sweet Heartache

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Sweet Heartache" by Valaida Snow.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

All's Fair At The Fair

A rural couple visit the high tech World's Fair, and come away with some serious makeovers.  From Fleischer Studios and the Internet Archive, here is the 1938 short, All's Fair At The Fair.

Sunrise Serenade: The Frim Fram Sauce

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "The Frim Fram Sauce" by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

Ella Fitzgerald Artifacts At The National World War II Museum

The National World War II Museum reported that the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation visited the museum recently, and donated several artifacts from its archives to the museum's collection.  Included in the donations was the above piece of sheet music for the popular wartime song, "Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer."  Sheet music covers often featured the image of the artists who were performing the song at the time, and since many different artists often performed the same song, there were often many different versions of the sheet music covers.  I have a version of this sheet music in my collection, but featured by a different artist.

Sunrise Serenade: Bach Goes To Town

Today's Sunrise Serenade was "Bach Goes To Town" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line. 

Playlist For January 25, 2017

The playlist for the January 25, 2017 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has now been added to the playlist filing cabinet.  

Dazzle Camouflage

Dazzle camouflage was a painting technique applied mostly to ships.  Its purpose was not to completely hide or conceal, but instead to distort the ship's shape, making it more difficult to visually determine the vessel's course and speed.  It was used widely during World War I, and to a lesser extent during World War II.  Vintage Everyday posted a series of photographs from both World Wars showing various designs of dazzle camouflage.  The above is the HMAS Yarra in the Persian Gulf in August 1941.  Another point to remember is that, although it cannot be seen in these black & white photos, dazzle camouflage often used very bright colors, such as pink and white.