Did You Know...

The term "jitterbug" originally was a slang term for a person who was real heavy on "jittersauce" (which is slang for alcohol). The term was then later applied to Lindy Hop dancers and Lindy Hop itself. By the 1950s, the term was being used to describe East Coast Swing -- which had replaced the Lindy Hop as the "in" dance.

Swing Biographies

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Fletcher Henderson (1898-1952)
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Gene Krupa (1909-1973)
Frankie Manning (1914-2009)
Artie Shaw (born 1910)
Duke Ellington (born 1899)
Chick Webb (born 1905?)
Ella Fitzgerald (born 1917)

Styles of Swing Dance

Lindy Hop
Smooth Lindy or Hollywood
West Coast Swing

    Pseudo-swing styles
        East Coast Swing
           ╰ Ballroom Swing
        Hustle
        Shag

    Jazz Dances
        Charleston
        Shim-Sham
        Tap

  • Recent swing music releases :
    • Count Basie : This & That (03/21/06)
    • Chick Webb : Stomping at the Savoy [Box Set] (01/17/06)
    • Gene Krupa : Starburst (01/17/06)
    • Brian Setzer : Dig That Crazy Christmas (12/06/05)

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