As recommended by DriverGuru in this thread, I've decided to take dance lessons, starting with swing.<br><br>But I need some good beginner swing music to practice against. What do you recommend? I've ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!” The East Carolina University School of Theatre & Dance will perform “Swing!” on Feb. 22-26 at McGinnis Theatre. That’s one ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...

When the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing, so was swing dance. A century later, “Swing!” celebrates the music and the moves of this era of jazz. The musical, featuring well-known songs by artists ...

For many jazz fans, the saying goes “it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” The same ethos does not really apply to heavy metal and hard rock where bombast and intensity are a big part of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you came up during the late ’80s and early ’90s like I did, then Guy wasn’t just a group—they were a moment. Their sound was everywhere: house parties, slow jams on the radio, the ...

LOUIS ARMSTRONG: (Singing) What is this thing called swing? What is this thing called swing? KELLY: In 1939, Louis Armstrong asked a question that musicians still debate. What creates the swing feel ...

This article originally appeared on Kveller. Printed in black and white and bigotry all over, Nazi official Hans Severus Ziegler’s brochure for his public exhibit in Dusseldorf featured an African ...

A late 1980s, early ‘90s music group is making a comeback. Grammy-winning new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley announced that he is reforming the R&B group Guy, now known as Guy 2.0. As the name change ...

In recent years, reports of historically black colleges (HBCs) struggling to stay afloat have become commonplace. Concerning as these reports are, the phenomenon is not new. In 1871, just five years ...