All dat's Swing! Radio Program ep.#19

Published 2023-09-22
HISTORY: Harlem's Savoy Ballroom part 1 - 1939 World's Fair in N.Y. - The Hot Mikado - Whitey's Lindy Hoppers spreading in Europe, Australia and America
MUSIC: Big Jay McNeely, Count Basie, Bunny Berigan, Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson, Savoy Bearcats, Fess William's Royal Flush Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Teddy Hill.

Music, Culture and History of the 30's and the 40's by Big Daddy, on behalf of the Italian Swing Dance Academy, in 36 episodes from January 2023 until March 2025.
During each episode, you'll meet topics and artists related to the Swing Craze, based on my studies, researches and personal experiences. Every episode is a black history's one with Big Daddy.
(From April 2023 it is going to be a mothly episode, on air on the 22nd of each month until March 2025)

Btw, who is Big Daddy? Band leader, singer and double bass player of the "Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra", Swing dance teacher, DJ, MC, lecturer, Swing historian, journalist, translator; Big Daddy has spent 4 years in close daily contact with the late Miss Norma Milller, the Queen of Swing, talking about stories and anecdotes of 100 years of life spent with the greats of Jazz, Swing, Cabaret and Lindy Hop.

"All dat's Swing! Radio Program" is co-financed by the European Commission within the project Swing European Network 2.

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All Comments (2)
  • @postreset7472
    Another amazing selection!!! Great show, incredible music and impeccable presenter