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Swing is a sub-genre of jazz characterized by rhythmic tension created when part of a band drags the beat back while other instruments drive it forward, and associated with rhythmic dances such as the jitterbug and the lindy hop. It was created by big bands of the 1930s including those of Benny Goodman and Fletcher Henderson, and popularized by such groups as the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Big bands as well as smaller combos have continued to play swing music into the 21st Century. New Swing orchestras of the 1990s used younger musicians and edgier attitudes to attract fans in their teens and 20s much as Benny Goodman did some 60 years earlier.

Big Band	Bands and Artists
Radio	Swing
NewsGroup (Usenet)	NewsGroup (Usenet)

• Any Swing Goes An online magazine dedicated to the revival of swing and big band music and dancing, including the latest swing news, reviews, an online chat lounge, and a comprehensive links directory to everything swing on the Internet.
• ATOMIC Online An online magazine about all things retro, including swing music, bands, venues, and dancing.
• Australian Dance Bands 1925-1970 A discussion forum/website for all who love the Australian Dance Bands from this fabulous era. Other dance bands and vocalists can also be discussed from the same era.
• Craig's Big Bands and Big Names Music and personalities of the big band era, including Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Benny Goodman. Nightclub reviews from the New York World-Telegram dating from the 1940s and 50s, with photos, audio and links to online shopping.
• Craig's BigBands and BigNames Historic reviews and photos from performers of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Includes old time radio broadcast, quiz, and message board.
• Craig's BigBands and BigNames Historic reviews and photographs of performers from the Big Band Era.
• Pennsylvania 65000 Links to swing bands, radio stations, clubs and venues, societies, calendars, and other retro sites.
• San Diego Swings San Diego swing and big band information.
• Soundies A Chicago based music label specializing in the development of previously unreleased music from the Golden Age of American entertainment.
• Soundies Chicago, USA-based label with a range of archive recordings from the golden age of American entertainment.
• Swing Baby, Swing Swing dancing photographs for the San Francisco Bay area along with CD shopping links for an extensive list of swing bands and artists.
• Swing Out New York Information on the swing scene in New York City.
• SwingMusic.net Fan portal offering historical articles, biographies, RealAudio radio archives, photographs and extensive links.
• Swiss Swing Dance Society For lindy hop dance enthusiasts in Switzerland. Event schedule, photo gallery, links to swing dance classes.
• The Boogie-woogie Preservation Society UK-based organisation dedicated to the preservation of Boogie-Woogie piano playing. Features events, players and links to related sites.
• The Boogie-Woogie Preservation Society Celebrating the art of improvisational, syncopational, two-fisted, barrelhouse and boogie-woogie piano. Meetings schedule in Hull, UK along with extensive links to performers past and present.
• The Derby One of the original Hollywood Brown Derbys, this swing nightclub features a soaring ribbed ceiling and an oval bar featured in the 1945 film "Mildred Pierce." Bookings, history, mailing list.
• The Kingdom of Swing Articles, reviews, and other content about swing and occasionally other jazz.
• The Los Angeles Swing Times A calendar of swing and lindy hop events in and around Los Angeles. Also features reviews of swing music and information on retro hairstyles.
• The Swing Lounge Information on swing etiquette, fashion, and the Atlanta swing scene.
• Tuxedo Junction Features articles about Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and George Shearing, with swing era hits in MP3 format.

 

 

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