Swing Era

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Swing_Era
GPTKB entity
Statements (107)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Big_Band_Era
gptkbp:culturalSignificance helped break racial barriers in music
influenced fashion and youth culture
popularized swing dancing
gptkbp:endDate 1946
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Bebop_Era
gptkbp:genre swing
big band jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swing Era
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
gptkb:piano
gptkb:saxophone
gptkb:bass_guitar
drums
gptkbp:mainDanceStyle gptkb:Balboa
gptkb:Jitterbug
gptkb:East_Coast_Swing
gptkb:Lindy_Hop
gptkb:Shag
gptkbp:medium gptkb:concert_tour
gptkb:radio_station
phonograph records
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Artie_Shaw
gptkb:Cab_Calloway
gptkb:Woody_Herman
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Harry_James
gptkb:Tommy_Dorsey
gptkb:Gene_Krupa
gptkb:Jimmie_Lunceford
gptkb:Chick_Webb
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Benny_Goodman’s_1938_Carnegie_Hall_concert
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Roseland_Ballroom
gptkb:Cotton_Club
gptkb:Savoy_Ballroom
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Sentimental_Journey
gptkb:Sing,_Sing,_Sing
gptkb:Cherokee
gptkb:I_Got_Rhythm
gptkb:King_Porter_Stomp
gptkb:Moonlight_Serenade
gptkb:Stardust
gptkb:All_of_Me
gptkb:Caravan
gptkb:Harlem_Air_Shaft
gptkb:Mood_Indigo
gptkb:Perdido
gptkb:Sophisticated_Lady
gptkb:Take_the_'A'_Train
gptkb:April_in_Paris
gptkb:Opus_One
gptkb:Little_Brown_Jug
gptkb:Tuxedo_Junction
gptkb:Chattanooga_Choo_Choo
gptkb:Let’s_Dance
gptkb:Body_and_Soul
gptkb:I_Let_a_Song_Go_Out_of_My_Heart
gptkb:A-Tisket,_A-Tasket
gptkb:In_the_Mood
gptkb:Minnie_the_Moocher
gptkb:I’m_Confessin’_(That_I_Love_You)
gptkb:Blue_Skies
gptkb:Begin_the_Beguine
gptkb:A_String_of_Pearls
gptkb:Pennsylvania_6-5000
gptkb:Boogie_Woogie_Bugle_Boy
gptkb:Don’t_Get_Around_Much_Anymore
gptkb:I’ll_Get_By_(As_Long_as_I_Have_You)
gptkb:I’m_Beginning_to_See_the_Light
gptkb:I’m_Getting_Sentimental_Over_You
gptkb:I’ve_Got_My_Love_to_Keep_Me_Warm
gptkb:I’ve_Got_You_Under_My_Skin
gptkb:I’ve_Got_a_Crush_on_You
gptkb:I’ve_Heard_That_Song_Before
gptkb:Topsy
gptkb:On_the_Sunny_Side_of_the_Street
gptkb:Flying_Home
gptkb:I’ve_Got_the_World_on_a_String
gptkb:Stompin’_at_the_Savoy
gptkb:I’ll_Be_Seeing_You
gptkb:Don’t_Sit_Under_the_Apple_Tree
gptkb:After_You’ve_Gone
gptkb:Don’t_Be_That_Way
gptkb:I’ll_Never_Smile_Again
gptkb:I’ve_Found_a_New_Baby
gptkb:I’ve_Got_a_Feelin’_You’re_Foolin’
gptkb:I’ve_Got_a_Gal_in_Kalamazoo
gptkb:I’ve_Got_a_Pocketful_of_Dreams
gptkb:I’ve_Got_a_Right_to_Sing_the_Blues
gptkb:I_Can’t_Get_Started
gptkb:It_Don’t_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain’t_Got_That_Swing)
gptkb:Jumpin’_at_the_Woodside
gptkb:One_O’Clock_Jump
gptkb:T’ain’t_What_You_Do_(It’s_the_Way_That_You_Do_It)
gptkb:Woodchopper’s_Ball
Undecided
I’m in the Mood for Love
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Jazz_Age
gptkbp:startDate 1935
gptkbp:targetAudience American youth
dance hall patrons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6