SwingDJs

A majority of his stuff is undanceable, but such is the case as alot of big bands (that is if you count ballads as undanceable Horsepoop. Check out 'Live at The Palladium' and 'It Goes To Your Feet'. Plenty of danceable stuff there. Also "Blues In The Night". Yes, he played ballads, and e...

His personality, or lack of, doesn't really concern me when it comes to music I like. Artie Shaw? Lacking personality? Are we talking about the same guy? And stiff? I don't think so. Artie himself preferred his broadcasts and live recordings, and from what I have heard of the live stuff, his bands ...

Greets, fellow dj.'s. My next show will be on Jan. 4th, 2005. It will be a tribute to the late, great Artie Shaw.

Jazz Archives #29, if it's still in print.

Cygnet records' "Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra 1923-1930".

Sample Bennies band at:

http://www.redhotjazz.com/bmkc.html

I tried to rope him into an interview for my radio show, but he politely begged off. Rats!

My next radio show will be a tribute to Artie and his music. Jan. 4th, CITR 101.9 - 8-930 am. www.citr.ca

Adios, Artie.

I refer to the BBD for alot of info, material, etc. etc. The red hot jazz archive is invaluable. http://www.redhotjazz.com/ I also reccomend Glen Richards' website http://www.2multiples.com/hotdance/index.htm He regularly updates his site- free downloads of hot dance stuff as well. There was another...

Just kidding Charles.... I've had the pleasure of splitting some sets up in Vancouver with Charles over the past couple of months and he has some great material You're too kind.... As far as Oscar Peterson is concerned- He is a great Canadian musician, he sort of makes up for Brian, Celine, Anne an...

The University of British Columbia Student Radio Society has been around since the '30s, and I knew about them back in my punk rock days- they played non-commercial rock (now known as indie) and other cool stuff, and they still do. Being non-profit makes it way easier to do a better show- I don't ha...

http://www.geocities.com/chas_jitterbug/Sweet_hot_flyer1.JPG Greets, gates and DJ's! Just a shameless bit of self- promotion, here! I have a show on altrenating Tuesday am's here in Vancouver- it's called "Sweet and Hot". I play jazz, swing, popular and world music from the 20's, 30's and...

Rockabilly is, without a doubt, your best bet. The best Rockabilly compilations are found on the Bear Family Record label- you will want to check out the "That'll Flat Git It" series- all 18 of them. Rockabilly dj-ing is a skill unto itself, when youré playing for a rockabilly crowd, that ...

Trying to find some Noble Sissle- and having no luck in the usual places.

Anybody have any suggestions?