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The Swing Era was the period of time (1935–1946) when big band swing music was the most popular music in America. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Though the music has been around since the late 1920s -early 1930s, being played by Black bands like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald,Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, & Fletcher Henderson, most historians believe that the Swing Era started with Benny Goodman's performance at the Palomar Ballroom on August 21, 1935, bringing the music to the rest of the country. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr ( December 18, 1897 &ndash December 28, 1952) was an American pianist bandleader Arranger The Palomar Ballroom, built in 1925 was a famous Ballroom in Los Angeles California, in the United States. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other musicians who would rise during this time include Jimmy Dorsey, his baby brother Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, & Goodman's future rival Artie Shaw. James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Arthur Jacob Arshawsky ( May 23, 1910 &ndash December 30, 2004) better known as Artie Shaw, was an American Jazz Several factors left to the demise of the swing era; the recording ban from August 1942 to November 1944 (The union that most jazz musicians belong to told its members not to record until the record companies agree to pay them each time their music is played on the radio), the earlier ban of ASCAP songs from radio stations, World War II which made it harder for bands to travel around as well as the "cabaret tax", which was as high as 20%, the change in music taste & the rise of bebop. The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Though Ellington & Basie were able to keep their bands together (the latter did briefly downsize his band; from 1950-1952), by the end of 1946, most of their competitors were forced to disband, bringing the swing era to a close. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Songs from the Swing Era

The Swing Era has left behind a lot of recordings that are now classics. Some of those are:

Other meanings

The general culture of the times between and during the Spanish Civil War and World War II was often called the swing era. "Tuxedo Junction" is a song written by Birmingham Alabama composer Erskine Hawkins and introduced by his orchestra The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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