On 25 October 1938, Archbishop Francis Joseph Beckman (1875 –1948), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Dubuque, condemned swing music as “a degenerated musical system, turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fibre of young people.”
Before the National Council of Catholic Women, he proclaimed that swing music was going to ruin young people and send them down the “primrose path to Hell”.
In addition to the clergy, even some music critics were attacking it because in their opinion that disgusting “dance craze” was a degeneration of music.
Swing music, or simply swing, is a form of popular jazz music developed in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
Even though its beginning is hard to identify, the word ‘swing’ appears in the title of a famous composition by Duke Ellington (1931) called “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
Swing was hugely popular and was mostly performed by Big Bands which usually featured soloists who would improvise. Above all, it was dance music because it was simple and had clear melodies marked by a smooth beat and flowing phrasing.
Swing music was banned from Nazi Germany in 1942 because it held African roots, many jazz musicians were of Jewish origin, and most of its themes had to do with individuality and freedom.
Grazie Luisa, non lo sapevo.
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Once, I tried to learn this strange dance…
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… and which was the result?
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Not so good. Some people are just not good in some things. I should stick to writings and teachings…
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You too…
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Buon weekend Luisa 🙂
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Auguro un felice weekend anche a te
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Anche con la musica se è preso il nazismo…
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Ebbene sì…
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Swing was fabulous. And the “Duke” shore had that swing.
(No rock&roll without Swing, or jitterbug, or boogie-woogie…)
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Incredibile!!!!
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Great background! I incorporated modified swing into several of my rhythm schemes in the 1970s and it worked out very well. I still admire the “big bands” for guiding us through tough times.
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Excellent post – I love big band music but didn’t know swing had been condemned by the Church – seems so innocent by today’s standards. Hip hop would surely have given them coronaries. 😄
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… great verses & tribute to Swing: Grazie *]*]*

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Thank you!!!!
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È sempre un piacere leggerti Luisa. Buon weekend 😊
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Grazie, carissima Joana.
Ti auguro una piacevole domenica
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You have written a wonderful post. I loved it…❤😊
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ANOTHER GREAT POST, CHINA
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You are so kind.
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Reblogged this on LIVING THE DREAM.
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Thank you for sharing this post on your blog
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I really enjoyed this article talking about the history of swing music. You include many interesting and relevant facts that add to the informative tone of the article. I was able to learn a few things that I had never heard about and was able to rekindle my joy for uptempo jazzy vibe of swing music.
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I hope your dance
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I enjoyed this article about the history of swing music as I like music a lot
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