Today's song is a big band classic - and one of Frankie Manning's favorite tunes - that belongs into every swing music library. Tuxedo Junction Tuxedo Junction was written by Erskine Hawkins, saxophonist and arranger Bill Johnson and Julian Dash as an instrumental. Later, … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #222: Tuxedo Junction
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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #178: Flying Home
Today's Song of the Week is the big band version of Lionel Hampton's theme song Flying Home from 1942. As far as I know, it was one of Frankie Manning's favorite tunes. I found a nice article about that song. Flying Home Flying Home had its genesis while Hampton was in the … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #178: Flying Home
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #143: Splanky
This article was originally published on http://shuffleprojects.com With "Let's Do The Hop" - a compilation of songs closely linked to Frankie Manning - the Cologne/Germany based group "Hop Spot" just released a non-profit CD. 100% of the profit from selling this CD goes … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #143: Splanky
Non-Profit CD “Let’s Do The Hop” Supports The Frankie Manning Foundation
A few days ago, the Cologne/Germany based group "Hop Spot" released their latest CD "Frankie Manning - Let's Do The Hop". Hop Spot and Frankie Manning Since 2006, Esther & Bernd from Hop Spot organize Lindy Hop events in and around Cologne. They were lucky to take … [Read more...] about Non-Profit CD “Let’s Do The Hop” Supports The Frankie Manning Foundation
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