Showing posts with label Swing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swing. Show all posts

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra "Hooked on Swing"

Midway through my college years (late-1990s), the swing dancing craze swept through Bloomington, Indiana thanks to bands like The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Cherry Poppin' Daddies.  A swing music uprising also surfaced back in 1982 when Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra charted the big band song "Hooked on Swing" -- a medley of hits like "In the Mood" and "Sing Sing Sing".

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Jump, Jive 'an Wail"

The resurgence of Swing music propelled The Brian Setzer Orchestra's remake of "Jump, Jive 'an Wail" to mainstream radio.  Even if you missed the song on the radio, Gap used the tune in commercials touting (of all things) khaki pants.  Setzer fronted The Fixx the decade prior and his name continues to live on thanks to his Boogie Woogie Christmas album.