“It Don’t Mean a Thing…” Folk music players have been intrigued by Swing Music for many years. This week we’ll hear some of the very best classic Swing recordings by Count Basie, Bennie Goodman, The Boswell Sisters and Django Reinhardt. Then we’ll jump head first into a set of Western Swing from Bob Wills and the Hoosier Hot Shots followed by some more contemporary players. The second half will be devoted to Peter Ostroushko, Michael Smith and we’ll be finishing up the program with a couple of surprises. Swing is alive and well on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine!

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways

Guy Van Duser / “Alligator Crawl” / Stride Guitar / Rounder
Count Basie / “One O’Clock Jump” / This is Jazz 11 / Columbia-Legacy
Benny Goodman / “Don’t Be That Way” / Best of the Big Bands /
        Columbia-Legacy
The Boswell Sisters / “42nd Street” / That’s How Rhythm Was Born /
        Columbia Legacy
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly / “Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll
        Away Souvenirs / London

Bob Wills / “Stay A Little Longer” / Stay A Little Longer / Sony-Rounder
The Hoosier Hotshots / “Wah-Hoo” / Everybody Stomp / Proper
Asleep at the Wheel / “House of Blue Lights” / Swingtime / Sony
The Time Jumpers / “Texoma Bound” / The Time Jumpers / Rounder
Guy Van Duser / “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love-Goody Doody” /
        Stride Guitar / Rounder

Michael Smith / “Last Day of Pompeii” / Michael Smith / Flying Fish
Peter Ostroushko / “Benny’s-Pennies from Heaven” / Buddies of
        Swing / Red House
David Grisman Quintet with Svend Asmussen / “It Don’t Mean a Thing” /
        Svingin with Svend / Zebra

Holly Yarbrough / “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” / Mister Rogers Swings /
        Vintage Discs
Van Morrison / “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven when You Smile)” /
        St. Dominic’s Preview / Warner Brothers

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways