Swing, That Modern Sound

by Kenneth J. Bindas

Book Overview

It was for stage bands, for dancing, and for a jiving mood of letting go. Throughout the nation swing re-sounded with the spirit of good times. But this pop genre, for a decade America's favorite, arose during the worst of times, the Great Depression. From its peak in the 1930s until bebop, r & b, and country swamped it after World War II, swing defined an American generation and measured America's musical heartbeat. In its heyday swing reached...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578063833
• ISBN13: 9781578063833
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"