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by lindyhop4life
Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:32 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: New Swing Bands
Replies: 18
Views: 13909

Awesome New Bands

Hey! Here are a laundry list of bands to check out: 1. The Stolen Sweets - 20's and 30's songs sung in harmony by three lovely ladies... greaaat stuff! 2. Gunhild Carling - a big band leader from Sweden, she's got a badass scatted rendition of Flying Home. 3. The Wiyos and The Two Man Gentleman Band...
by lindyhop4life
Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: If you could book any modern act...?
Replies: 29
Views: 22696

Egads! Neo-what?

Hahaha... Sorry, just had to poke fun with the anti-neo-swing snobbery... I would book Jonathan Stout and His campus Five... they're amazing! Also, Mora's Modern Rhythmists does the most accurate job of recreating styles of yesteryear... Stompy Jones if you want something jump bluesy ( and badass to...
by lindyhop4life
Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:41 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: songs you are in love with
Replies: 26
Views: 20520

How Could You? - Teddy Wilson w/ Billie Holiday Whose Honey are You? - Fats Waller You'se a Viper - Stuff Smith Jubilee Stomp - Duke Ellington Blackstick - Sidney Bechet (the upbeat one) When I Get Low I Get High - Chick Webb w/ Ella Fitzgerald Jubiliee is an AMAZING song! I love MAIN STEM as well....
by lindyhop4life
Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:39 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: songs you are in love with
Replies: 26
Views: 20520

Too Many Loves to Name, But Here Are A Few

Everybody loves my baby - I've heard so freakin many versions of this song and I ABSOLUTELY love it... My favorite has to be from the Wiyos, though.. a group out of NYC that plays a swingin' jug band version of it.. you can find them on CDbaby. 24 Robbers - Fats Waller - ever since I saw the awesome...
by lindyhop4life
Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:34 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Minnie's in the Money
Replies: 8
Views: 8174

Minnie

Does anyone have the capability of ripping it from the movie? I would so love to play this song at a dance! It's one of the rare examples of Benny singing!!
by lindyhop4life
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:12 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
Replies: 99
Views: 61892

mousethief wrote:Any song where Bill Elliott's singers open their mouths.

(Someone else said that on Yehoodi - maybe JoJo?)

Kalman
Hahah! That is soooo wrong! They can't be THAT bad... but then again, I've never heard them in person.
by lindyhop4life
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:08 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Who plays Glenn Miller's 'In The Mood'?
Replies: 165
Views: 106681

Well - speaking only for myself, I don't like it either (though 'hate' is a bit strong) - it's just not a track that inspires me. I think - I've just heard it far too much - rarely on the dancefloor, but off it, more times than I can possibly count - from my perspective, it's the definitive overpla...
by lindyhop4life
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:07 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
Replies: 99
Views: 61892

A geek with some funk taste in pop music. Here are my top three: "White Wedding" The New Morty Show "Paint It Black" Nick Palumbo & His Flipped Fedora "Orchestra" "Detroit Swing City" Alien Fashion Show (???) Kalman Detroit Swing City is suuuchhh CRAP! Ho...
by lindyhop4life
Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:03 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favourite recording of ... 'Digga Digga Do'?
Replies: 16
Views: 14382

I like the version by Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters (1937) which you can find on The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 1 (Disc 1) . I'm pretty certain that it's actually the session you mentioned first, Brian: Duke Ellington - 08/03/37 NYC Studio Recording I wonder which version you're speaking o...
by lindyhop4life
Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Minnie's in the Money
Replies: 8
Views: 8174

Minnie's in the Money

Hey all, I just saw the movie "The Gang's All Here" and it has a song by Goodman called "Minnie's in the Money. " I've looked everywhere for it... any ideas??

Thanks!

Victor