Swing! (RE/Search Guide to “RETRO” Culture & Music)
With roots in Hot Jazz, Jump Swing, Western Swing and Rockabilly.
Over thirty interviews: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Royal Crown Revue, Lavay Smith, Big Six, Flyin’ Lindy Hoppers, Sam Butera and more!
Includes a very early interview with Chrysta Bell (musician and star of Twin Peaks season 3)!
Hundreds of photos of the bands and dancers, hairstyles, furnishings, vintage cars, exciting retro clothes and other relics saved from extinction by cutting-edge visionaries. Full of informative directories, lists of recommended recordings, books, films, etc. this is the first comprehensive guide to a new state of mind being pioneered on the West Coast.
SWING! A trusted guide to not only swing, Western Swing, rockabilly, French nightclub but other rollickin’ music that inspires partner dancing, plus a guide to the clothes, cars, hairstyles — even interior decor! This book is a cultural snapshot of America circa 1940-1965.
