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Swing! Swing! Swing! A Celebration of Swing Music
Louis Armstrong said, “If you can’t feel Swing, you’ll never know it.” This series, hosted by Connaitre Miller of Howard University, explores why Swing was the most popular dance music in America and how it is still alive today in dance halls, clubs and movies. For more on Swing music and dancing, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
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4.3 stars from 32 ratings
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“Great podcast. I love the music and is so informative too.”
JayC99 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/10/11
Good info, great music!
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“Even though I've been listening to swing for years, I felt like I was getting an education by listening to these podcasts -- and of course there's a lot of great music!”
Philcoman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/11
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“Host is great and smooth flow in production makes it easy to follow along. Enjoyable and perfect length.”
josephine_b via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/18/11
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