The Swing Era
1917: First "jazz" records ever cut, by Dixieland Jass Band.
1920: Big bands began to form together to combine various elements of other styles of music.
1922: Louis Armstrong went to Chicago.
1926: The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem opened its doors. The Lindy Hop, a swing dance style, was created here.
1930's: Radio became a household appliance.
1935: Benny Goodman sparked the beginning of the big band and swing era on August 21, 1935 at the Palomar Ballroom in Hollywood, CA.
1941: America entered World War II, and swing popularity began to decline.
The Death of Swing: The Second World War
1917: First "jazz" records ever cut, by Dixieland Jass Band.
1920: Big bands began to form together to combine various elements of other styles of music.
1922: Louis Armstrong went to Chicago.
1926: The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem opened its doors. The Lindy Hop, a swing dance style, was created here.
1930's: Radio became a household appliance.
- By 1930, every city outside of the Deep South with a population of more than 60,000 blacks had produced an important band:
- Washington D.C. - Duke Ellington
- Baltimore - Chick Webb
- Memphis - Jimmy Lunceford
- St. Louis - The Missourians
- Chicago - Luis Russell, Armstrong, Hines
- New York - Fletcher Henderson
1935: Benny Goodman sparked the beginning of the big band and swing era on August 21, 1935 at the Palomar Ballroom in Hollywood, CA.
1941: America entered World War II, and swing popularity began to decline.
The Death of Swing: The Second World War