When Swing Was the Thing: Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era

John R. Tumpak

ISBN 10: 0874620244 / ISBN 13: 9780874620245

Editore: Marquette Univ Pr (edition First Edition), 2009

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• Titolo: When Swing Was the Thing: Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era
• Editore: Marquette Univ Pr (edition First Edition)
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0874620244
• ISBN 13: 9780874620245
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione: Good

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The Big Band Era of 1935 to 1946 was the only time in America's history when jazz was the most popular form of music. Fifteen piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity. The music they played became an important part of America's cultural history and created a level of morale that helped pull us through the Great Depression and World War II. When Swing Was the Thing presents both an excellent introduction to the Era and new information for those already familiar with it, providing detailed profiles of the Era's bandleaders, musicians, vocalists, arrangers, and contributors, many based on personal interviews. This book fully captures the nostalgic flavor of the Big Band Era through 114 vintage photographs and the story of the lives of the people who made it happen.--Publisher's information.