Eras Born From Jazz: Swing And Big Band Music

Music is an art form that evokes emotion within the listener and the musician. One genre of music that always comes to mind is jazz. There is no denying that there is soul in jazz. Like most genres, jazz has morphed and transitioned into different sounds depending on the popular culture. One transition that has been recreated in contemporary times is swing, or big band music.

Swing, or big band music, began during the 1930s and solidified its style by 1935. The double bass, drums and brass instruments captured the attention of many. In fact, for quite some time while its sound was being perfected, swing was considered risqu by some. The fast and erratic tempos, lack of stringed instruments, and improvised racy lyrics added to societys disapproval.

Of course, the most risqu part of all, that we cannot forget to mention, was the thing that was paired with the ever-popular swing music - the dancing. It seemed the calm romance, which was seen as classier or more refined music, had been stirred up and slandered due to swing music and dance. Does this seem like an appropriate precursor to Elvis style?

While swing music was on the rise and eventually became popular, more mainstream bands arose. If you are in search of music that has soul and a great beat, search no further. Perhaps you are even considering taking up swing dancing lessons. First, it may be wise to learn more about the genre before you get started. If youre not familiar already with the following artists, they may be worth the research. Some of these artists were the inspiration for musicians to consider swings revival in the mid 1990s. That nostalgic quality is one that cannot be imitated easily. So familiarize yourself with some these great swing bands and get ready to dance.

Popular Swing bands throughout the 1930s:
Asleep at the Wheel
Light Crust Doughboys
The Bebop Cowboys
Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Milton Brown
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Moon Mullican
Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen
The Quebe Sisters Band
Chubby Wise
Pee Wee King
Cliff Bruner
Riders in the Sky
Dan Hicks
Shoot Low Sheriff
Hank Penny
Spade Cooley
Hank Thompson
Tex Williams
Hot Club of Cowtown
Tommy Allsup
Hoyle Nix and the West Texas Cowboys
Tommy Duncan
Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys
Joe & Eddie
Johnnie Lee Wills
Cecil Brower

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