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Y'know, reviewers seem to lump swing, blues, boogie, and anything else you can dance to into one catergory: Swing. I don't, but I will to save time on this page. Enjoy. If you have a link to suggest, check out my E-Mail page.
Band Links:
Alien Fashion Show:
Take swing, stir till loungy, throw in a liberal dose of rock, and add a pinch of jazz, and you've got Alien Fashion Show.
The Boys' Own Site Class to the nines, gate.
Official Site Official info, not much else.
Atomic Fireballs, The:
The Atomic Fireballs, Baibee! These guys are great. High energy, good musicians and a singer that sounds like Satchmo(Louis Armstrong, for the uninitiated)!
Official Site Not much yet.
Bellevue Cadillac:
The mixture of blues and swing is devine, babe.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy:
These guys are one of the tightest out there.
Official BBVD Loooooooooots of graphics.
Big Six, The:
Take the best elements of the UK's best Swing, R&B, Rock&Roll, Ska, Rockabilly, and Jump bands and you've got the Big Six.
Big Time Operator:
Cab Calloway fans, this band is yours! This band has a great classics on their album, High Altitude Swing, and they're nice guys to boot.
Official BTO Some interesting graphics on this site.
Big Tubba Mista:
They have that mob mentality down pat, as is evidenced by the band bios. A great band to listen to. Check 'em out.
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, The:
One of the most authentic big bands around today. A wonderful 40s sound with some 20s mixed in.
Blue Saracens, The:
What's a Saracen, you say? Check their site and find out. Then find out they have a jumpin' band from a bygone era before the '40s.
Camaros, The:
Great two-part female vocal harmony with talented musicians, although one half of the vocal harmony left the band to form her own: Strange Cargo. More on them , later...
Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The:
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Home of simple arrangements and sophomoric lyrics. If you want that, check out my ska page.
Official site Yay...
Crescent City Maulers:
These guys are great. Sure they may not be all that tight or talented, but they touched me somehow. Their site ain't much help, though.
Official Crescent City Maulers Very informative site. END SARCASM
Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band:
I cannot praise this band enough. Great arrangements and a diverse group of players from New York(a Polish, an Italian, an Irish, and some Jews) A monument to New York tolerance. And a helluva lotta fun, too.
Flying Neutrinos, The:
Haven't heard much about them, although I have heard their song.
Official Site Cool site, baby.
Indigo Swing:
A small band that I don't love. They have some great songs. Particularly Blue Suit Boogie, Hot Pot Boogie, and Far Away From Me.
James, Colin:
A great blues guitarist with swing influences. His little big band does some great old Calloway and Prima stuff in addition to Ray Charles, and a bunch of other blues artists:
Jet Set Six:
Very classic sound from this six piece(Guitar Bass Drums Trumpet Trombone Sax)
Accident Prone Trombone J/ Walter Hawkes, the Trombonist's, Site. Read his powerful survival story. I have so much respect for this guy.
Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers:
These guys are great. Jazz, Swing, Blues, and a number of other genres. And Lavay Smith can SING, brothah! She's not bad to look at, either. Since 1989.
Official Site There are some cool photos on this site, baby. Tour dates, too.
Lee Press-On and the Nails:
A rather neat band. They've been accused of "Swingin' like a pit bull on a postman's arm."
Official Site Maintained by Mr. Press-On himself(it shows).
McGill, Casey & The Spirits of Rhythm:
I really don't know much about these guys except that they have a ukelele and they got a good review from Atomic Magazine.
New Morty Show, The:
One of the better bands out there. Led by the golden trumpet of Morty Okin, this band does some unconventional stuff like Metallica's Enter Sandman, and Billy Idol's White Wedding and Rebel Yell as a medley.
Official Site Morty Info and other stuff.
Nice and Easy Swing Band, The:
Private function band outta N'awlins. Never heard of 'em. They're mainly here because of their fabulous collection of classic swing MP3s. Check it out, please!
Red & the Red Hots:
Boogie, Jump, and Swing band featuring the white-hot ebony and ivory of Red Young and the sultry vocals of two female back-up singers.
Official Site Some good background info, tour dates.
Royal Crown Review:
This is one of the premier swing/jazz bands in the US today. They have been at the forefront of the LA Swing scene since 1989. Composed of the vocals of Eddie Nichols and the horns of Tenor Saxman Mando Dorame, Bari Saxman Bill Ungerman, Trumpeter Scott Steen, and rythm section Danny Glass on the skins, Veikko Lepisto bass, and James Achor guitar, these guys swing and jump better than most of the other bands out there.
Official Site This site has some good info, bios, tour dates, and great merch.
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums:
Great Jump-Swing/Blues/Jazz band let by Steve Lucky on piano and Carmen Getit(say it out loud) on guitar. Also features Ben Whalen and Peewee McGee on various sizes of saxophone.
Swingerhead:
One of the more traditional sounding small bands. Great songs.
Official Swingerhead The place to swing out with Swingerhead.
Swingtips, The:
Interesting small band sound. Cool vocal harmonies.
Uptown Boys, The:
Carlos Rull's new band. He's in it with ex-BTO trumpeter Nathan Mills. This promises to be good.
The Uptown Swing Society The Yahoo Club devoted to the Uptown Boys. When signing up for the new account, pay careful attention to the form you fill out, though. There are checkboxes that will fill you mailbox with spam if you're not careful...
Any Swing Goes This is a swing ezine with frequently updated news and other resources.
Barflies.net A site devoted to the Barflies mailing list. With an online 'zine, member profiles, and other things, it's a nicely put together site. If you like swing at all, I suggest going to this site and subscribing to the mailing list.
El Pachuco Zoot store around since the '40s. Based in Fullerton, CA.
eSwing Online Swing resource(duh!).
Flying Lindy Hoppers Great dance troupe.
Hepcat Records THE source for Swing CDs.
Nocturne Swing A site with reviews, articles, and a so-cal swing calender.
Northern California Lindy Society A group dedicated to guiding San Fran Bay Area jitterbuggers where to go. I'm not one of them. I'm from lonely So-Cal.
Official Drum Site Carlos Rull, former drummer for Big Time Operator, has a great site. He's endorsed by Sabian cymbals because he's good.
Pennsylvania 6-5000 A large Swing network.
Suavecito Zoot suit store from Denver. Ships worldwide.
Swingin' Montreal It's Candian, eh? A wonderfully designed sight for both Canuck and non-Canuck alike.
Zoot Suit Store from Siegel's Very well-organized Zoot store.
Work That Skirt Another dance troupe.
Yehoodi.com Finally a site with a Calloway twist. Nice site with chat, reviews, news(mostly NY), and other stuffs.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at [email protected] Last Updated: 7/25/99 at 5:01PM PDT.
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