SwingDJs

I haven't been very active in this community before. My main problem is, that I consider myself only half a swing DJ. I mean: I have a swing music collection (unfortunately I made the mistake to switch to Spotify :shock: ) but I don't have neither the fancy equipment nor the great software to seriou...

Maybe you like 'Black Swamp Village' by the Speakeasies' Swing Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5_S7z5RJk

Starts slow and turns fast after ~3 mins...

I agree! I recently met a DJ who still plays 'Candyman'

Love it!

Postmodern Jukebox just released a great album btw (check the versions of 'Wake me up' and 'Just Dance')

Thank you penguin and trev for your recommendations!

Fun fact: These are actually 2 of the books that were shortlisted, when I browsed around a bit on amazon

Hello there! I would really like to learn more about the history of swing music and therefore I'm looking for a book with all the knowledge I need. I have questions like "Who was influenced by whom?" "Who played together?" "How did the different styles evolve and how can I t...

Hello guys'n'girls The time is coming soon: I will marry my beloved girl! And of course we will do a wedding dance! And of course we want to dance Lindy Hop! Here's the plan: We would like to start slow (slow waltz / blues) and then go over to a nice, swinging tune to dance some Lindy. My problem is...

I have to admit: What I like about the new album is the fact, that Bryan Ferry does NOT sing and completely focussed on the arrangements.
In my humble opinion, his voice is extremely cheesy, but the new album is the BOMB

If you hear Bryan Ferrys name, you don't automatically connect it with swing music. So it was pretty much a coincidence that I stumbled over this album: 13 swingin'instrumental cover versions of (more or less) famous swing songs. Sometimes it's pretty hard to hear through the original (Do the Strand...