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The Swing Years and Beyond

Music from the 1920’s through the 1950’s

The Swing Years And Beyond features popular music of the 1920s through the 1950s, from familiar favorites to lesser-known gems. A mix of Jazz, swing, ballads, blues, showtunes and be-bop showcases the relationships between these various musical styles. The program highlights the personalities, history and popular culture of the time through music, and explores the enduring nature of this uniquely American art form. Meet the host Amanda Wilde.

Related features produced by Amanda Wilde:

Swing Ladies Swing Series
This continuing series features a rare set of contemporary interviews with female singing stars of the 1940s and 1950s. Through music, they provide a unique window on popular culture of that era, and bring that understanding into the present.

• Bea Wain Update 7/4/2007: This interview took place in February 2007, shortly before Bea's 90th birthday.
• Keely Smith
• Jo Stafford
• Kay Starr
• Margaret Whiting

Amanda Wilde interviews Claire Gordon
An interview with author Gordon about her musical memories recounted in the book My Unforgettable Jazz Friends.

Frankie Manning: Lindy Hop Pioneer
The 92-year-old Manning visited Seattle to teach and perform in the Century Ballroom's Masters series. He spoke with Amanda Wilde in the KUOW studios in August, 2006. PRNDI Interview Award 2007

Skip Cunningham: America's Last Great Song and Dance Man
Skip Cunningham visited Seattle to teach and perform in the Century Ballroom's Masters series. He spoke with Amanda Wilde at the KUOW studios in August, 2006.
Music Sparks Memories
A Program Venture Fund project that explores the enduring nature of musical memories as Puget Sound residents recall life on the home front during WWII.

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Listen: Windows Media stream of last Saturday's Swing Years (Available at 12:05 a.m. Sunday and remains until replaced by the next week's show.) Current Playlist:  5/3/2008
Previous Playlists: 4/26/2008      4/19/2008      4/12/2008      4/5/2008      3/29/2008      3/22/2008      3/15/2008      3/8/2008      3/1/2008      2/23/2008      2/16/2008      2/9/2008      2/2/2008      1/26/2008      1/19/2008      1/12/2008      1/5/2008      12/29/2007      12/22/2007      12/15/2007      12/8/2007      12/1/2007      11/24/2007      11/17/2007      11/10/2007      11/3/2007      10/27/2007      10/20/2007      10/13/2007      10/6/2007      9/29/2007      9/22/2007      9/15/2007      9/8/2007      9/1/2007      8/25/2007      8/18/2007      8/11/2007      8/4/2007      7/28/2007      7/21/2007      7/14/2007      7/7/2007      6/30/2007      6/23/2007      6/16/2007      6/9/2007      6/2/2007      5/26/2007      5/19/2007      5/12/2007      5/4/2007      4/28/2007      4/21/2007      4/14/2007      4/7/2007      3/31/2007      3/24/2007      3/17/2007      3/10/2007      3/3/2007      2/24/2007      2/17/2007      2/10/2007      2/3/2007      1/27/2007      1/20/2007      1/13/2007      1/6/2007      12/30/2006      12/23/2006      12/16/2006      12/9/2006      12/2/2006      11/25/2006      11/18/2006      11/11/2006      11/4/2006      10/28/2006      10/21/2006      10/14/2006      10/7/2006      9/30/2006      9/23/2006      9/16/2006      9/9/2006      9/2/2006      8/26/2006      8/19/2006      8/12/2006      8/5/2006      7/29/2006      7/22/2006      7/15/2006      7/8/2006      7/1/2006      6/24/2006      6/17/2006      6/10/2006      6/3/2006      5/27/2006      5/20/2006      5/13/2006      5/6/2006      4/29/2006      4/22/2006      4/15/2006      4/8/2006      4/1/2006      3/25/2006      3/18/2006      3/11/2006      3/4/2006      2/25/2006      2/18/2006      2/11/2006      2/4/2006      1/28/2006      1/21/2006      1/14/2006      1/7/2006      12/31/2005      12/24/2005      12/17/2005      12/10/2005      12/3/2005      11/26/2005      11/19/2005      11/12/2005      11/5/2005      10/29/2005      10/22/2005      10/15/2005      10/8/2005      10/1/2005      9/24/2005      9/17/2005      9/10/2005      8/27/2005      8/20/2005      8/13/2005      8/6/2005      7/30/2005      7/23/2005      7/16/2005      7/9/2005      7/2/2005      6/4/2005      5/28/2005      5/21/2005      5/14/2005      5/7/2005      4/30/2005      4/23/2005      4/16/2005      4/9/2005      4/2/2005      3/26/2005      3/19/2005      3/12/2005      3/5/2005      2/26/2005      2/19/2005      2/12/2005      2/5/2005      1/29/2005      1/22/2005      1/15/2005      1/8/2005      1/1/2005      12/25/2004      12/18/2004      12/11/2004      12/4/2004      11/27/2004      11/20/2004      11/13/2004      11/6/2004      10/30/2004      10/25/2004      10/16/2004      10/9/2004      10/2/2004      9/25/2004      9/18/2004      9/11/2004      9/4/2004      8/28/2004      8/21/2004      8/14/2004      8/7/2004      7/31/2004      7/24/2004      7/17/2004      7/10/2004      7/3/2004      6/26/2004      6/19/2004      6/12/2004      6/5/2004      5/29/2004      5/22/2004      5/15/2004      5/8/2004      5/1/2004      4/24/2004      4/17/2004      4/10/2004      4/3/2004
ARTIST	SONG	ALBUM/LABEL
Frankie Carle & His Orchestra	What A Deal	1944–1949/Circle
Jack Jenney	What Is There To Say?	Stardust/Hep
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra	Blue Evening	The Popular Recordings (1938–1942)/Bluebird
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Not A Care In The World	Arrangements By Eddie Sauter/Collectables
The Pied Pipers	In The Middle Of May	Dreams From The Sunny Side Of The Street/Jasmine
Count Basie & His Orchestra	Coming Out Party	Cutting Butter/Sugarbeat
Harry James & His Orchestra	I've Heard That Song Before	Harry James & His Great Vocalists/Columbia/Legacy
Ted Heath & His Music	Blue Skies	"So Easy"/Naxos
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	Give, Baby, Give	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra v.2 – 1935–1940/JSP
Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra	No Name Jive	Smoke Rings/ASV
Ella Fitzgerald w/ Chick Webb & His Orchestra	Undecided	The Early Years part2/Decca
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra	(I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle	A Strict Education In Music/Jasmine
Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra	Pigeon Walk	1937–1939/Classics
Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang	I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way	1934–1935/Classics
Mugsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band	That Da Da Strain	The "Ragtime Band" Sessions/RCA
Dean Martin	You Belong To Me	7" single/Capitol
Coleman Hawkins	It's The Talk Of The Town	Hollywood Stampede/Capitol Jazz
Tennessee Ernie Ford	16 Tons	Greatest Hits/Curb
Pete Fountain	Deep Purple	Pete's Beat/CEMA
Carmen McRae	Love Is Here To Stay	Here To Stay/Decca
Art Van Damme Quintet	That Old Feeling	Accordion A La Mode/Collectables
Bing Crosby & The Merry Macs	You Made Me Love You	Mairzy Doats/ASV
Edmond Hall & His Quartet	It Had To Be You	Profoundly Blue/ASV
Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys	Groove Juice Special	Laughing In Rhythm/Proper
Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Pantin' In The Panther Room	The Indispensable Fats Waller/RCA
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra	You Always Hurt The One You Love	Drop Me Off In Harlem/Decca
Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra	Rockin' Roller's Jubilee	The Original Tuxedo Junction/Bluebird
John Kirby & His Orchestra	Wondering Where	The Complete Una Mae Carlisle & John Kirby/MCA
Alex Combelle & His Orchestra	La Ra Ta Da	1942–1943/Classics
The Andrews Sisters w/ Les Paul	Rumors Are Flying	How High The Moon/ASV
Tiny Grimes Quintet	Profoundly Blue	1944–1949/Classics
The Ink Spots	I Cover The Waterfront	Street Of Dreams/Avid
Eddie Condon & His Windy City Seven	Ja–Da	Bobby Hackett – String Of Pearls/Topaz
Mae West	I'm In The Mood For Love	Come Up And See Me Sometime/ASV
Harry Roy & His Orchestra	What A Difference A Day Made	"The King Of Hot–Cha"/ASV
Joe Venuti–Eddie Lang Blue Five	Hey! Young Fella	Stringin' The Blues'/Topaz
The Revellers	Nola	Breezin' Along/ASV
Eddie South & His Alabamians	Two Guitars	Jazz In Britain/Proper
Fred Astaire	You're Easy to Dance With	Top Hat, White Tie & Tails/ASV
Carmen Cavallero & His Orchestra	Rose Room	My Sentimental Heart/Hindsight
Eddie Howard & His Orchestra	When My Dreamboat Comes Home	1946–51/Hindsight
Jimmy Dorsey & His Dorseyland Jazz Band	Charley, My Boy	Jimmy Dorsey & His Dorseyland Jazz Band/Definitive
Jimmy Revard & His Oklahoma Playboys	Dirty Dog	Doughboys, Playboys And Cowboys – The Golden Age Of Western Swing/Proper
Tune Wranglers	Chicken Reel Stomp	Doughboys, Playboys And Cowboys – The Golden Age Of Western Swing/Proper
Ted Weems & His Orchestra	Jig Time	Marvellous!/ASV
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra	Swingin' In Paris	Swing De Paris 1932–1951/Fremeaux & Associes
Cliff Edwards	Singin' In The Rain	The Roaring Twenties/Pavilion
Nick Lucas	I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover	Side By Side – The Songs Of Harry Woods/ASV
The Light Crust Doughboys	Mama Won't Let Me	Western Swing – Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues/ASV
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra	Puttin' On The Ritz	Puttin' On The Ritz/Flare
Lil Green	Why Don't You Do Right?	Romance In The Dark/Acrobat
Joe Bushkin	I Can't Get Started	1940–1946/Classics
Al Jolson	If I Only Had A Match	The World's Greatest Entertainer/Nimbus
The Kansas City Six	I Want A Little Girl	Lester Leaps In/ASV
Lee Wiley	You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby	As Time Goes By/Bluebird
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	What Am I Here For?	The Blanton–Webster Band/Bluebird
Frank Sinatra	Love Is The Tender Trap	The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra/Reprise
Les Elgart & His Orchestra	If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight	The Great Sound Of Les Elgart/Collectables
Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton	Don't Fence Me In	The California Concerts/Decca
Ben Webster	Our Love Is Here To Stay	See You At The Fair/Impulse!
Blossom Dearie	I Won't Dance	Blossom Dearie/Verve
George Shearing Quintet	Don't Call Me	The Swingin's Mutual!/Blue Note
Nat King Cole	Shoo Shoo Baby	The Trio Recordings v.2/Laserlight
Anita O'Day w/Gene Krupa & His Orchestra	Honeysuckle Rose	Stan Getz – Gene Krupa – Maynard Ferguson/Request
Billy May & His Orchestra	When My Sugar Walks Down The Street	Let's Go To Town With Billy May & His Orchestra/Jasmine
The Four Lads	Standing On The Corner	American Songbook Series – Frank Loesser/Smithsonian
Les Baxter & His Orchestra	I Love Paris	The Pop Side/Collector's Choice
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra	You Leave Me Breathless	Hey…Let Yourself Go/Capitol
Doris Day w/ Les Brown & His Orchestra	Come To Baby, Do!	Best Of The Big Bands/Columbia
Keely Smith	The Song Is You	The Song Is You – Capitol Sings Jerome Kern/Capitol
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra	For Dancers Only	Young Man With A Horn/Hindsight
The Hi–Lo's	You Took Advantage Of Me	Clap Yo' Hands/DRG
Si Zentner & His Orchestra	Chaser	The Swingin' Eye/Capitol
The Mills Brothers	Glow Worm	The Best Of The Decca Years/MCA
Sax Gill	Crisco Jump	Back To Back Baritones/Collectables
Sammy Davis Jr.	Love Me Or Leave Me	Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story v.1/Warner Archives
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra	My Blue Heaven	Swingin' In The Land Of Hi–Fi/Jasmine
Louis Jordan	Nobody Knows You When You Are Down And Out	The Best Of Louis Jordan/MCA
Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra	Summer Night	Maximum McIntyre/Joyce
Vaughn Monroe	When The Lights Go On Again All Over The World	Songs That Got Us Through WWII/Rhino
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra	Moonglow	The Artie Shaw Story/Proper
Gordon MacRae & Jo Stafford	My Darling, My Darling	Hits Of '49/ASV
Wayne King & His Orchestra	Song Of The Islands	"The Waltz King" /Jasmine

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